El artista barcelonés, Camil Escruela, entró en contacto con el grafiti en 2004 y detrás de una compulsiva actividad en las calles y las cocheras, fue en 2011 en que descubrió su verdadera vocación artística, la pintura de caballete. Actualmente, experimenta con otros formatos como la ilustración digital, o la producción de sus propias figuras tridimensionales, 3D.

Camil’s figurative language reveals a playful element, stemming from both the irreverence of graffiti and his creative process. He improvises while drawing, allowing his imagination and understanding to flow naturally, driven by a playful impulse, without conscious initiative, simply by playing with the work, the materials, the colors, and the characters. His style is characterized by its cheerful, dynamic, and imperfect drawing, which leans towards experimentation, drawing on clear aesthetic references to Naïve art, Art Brut, Pop Art, comics, and illustration. He celebrates the personality of contemporary Barcelona, ​​from the pre-Olympic era to the explosion of graffiti and urban art. He has been particularly interested in and influenced by renowned artists such as Javier Mariscal, Pablo Picasso, the illustrator Pilarín Bayés, and the urban artist Nami “La Mano.”

It tends to depict scenes from the world of graffiti in Barcelona, ​​the actions of graffiti artists in public spaces or indoors, with an artistic, documentary, archival and advocacy purpose for the practice itself.

Similarly, he is known in the art world for his humorous narratives, still lifes contemporary to the artist, and compositions crammed with information, with a multifaceted universe that alludes to codes and symbols of the most “underground” culture in all its manifestations; such as graffiti, art, music, fashion, technology, social issues, proof of Camil’s constant interest in current events and trends.

Some of the artist’s solo exhibitions include:

• “Milenial” (2016)
• “Team” (2019) at the Contorno Urbano Foundation
• “The Spray Game” (2022-2023) in Montana Gallery
• “Spray Club” (2023) in the Artquemy gallery

Regarding collectives:

• “Wallspot Exhibition” (2018), at Montana Gallery, or at Contraste Gallery
• “Trajectory” (2017), in the collective exhibition “B-Local” (2021) by B-Murals
• “PLAYGROUND” (2022) curated by Miriam Díaz with B-Murals
• “¡Fresh, fresh!” (2022) in Adda Gallery, Ibiza

Simultaneously, the artist has participated with some of his works in exhibitions abroad, such as the 2020 group exhibition, “Stacks Issue 3,” at the OIL by Bijutsutecho gallery in Tokyo, Japan. He also collaborated on “When Art Meets Football” in 2019, organized by the PlayItArt gallery at RSCA Stadium in Belgium. In 2021, PlayItArt participated with the artist’s work in the “Affordable Arte Fair Brussels.”