Ecuadorian Carla Torres captures her designs in a McDonald’s restaurant in the United States

a Ecuadorian artist she was chosen by a famous fast food chain to paint one of their restaurants. Is about Carla Torres, an illustrator originally from Quito, who painted the facade of Mc. Donald’s based in the Bronx, in New York (United States).

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Torres is one of the artists included in the food chain’s “Rhythm and Color” project.

He mentioned his colorful and fun proposal ‘By the route of the sun’, a name chosen in homage to the paradisiacal beaches of the Ecuadorian coast. “My design is inspired by my country Ecuador”, said the artist during a concert by singer Camilo, where her designs were projected.

Torres was also inspired by symbols of Bronx culture, as his mural includes bananas, cacao, birds, corn, and many more symbols of his home country. “This work draws creativity from ancestral folkloric and textile imagery to create motifs that represent the products for which Ecuador is best known,” is in the job description.

Torres is a visual artist, dedicated to drawing, painting, illustration, animation and murals. In 2006 he moved to New York and since then his work has been exhibited in a number of local and international galleries, including the Queens Museum and the Noguchi Museum.

received several illustration awards from the United States, Canada and Europe. receive the grant Creative Engagement of the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council in 2019, 2020 and 2021. In addition was a featured muralist for the 2020 HBO Max/LatinX Diaspora campaign, one of his works participated in the documentaHe always, Luis. She was recently invited for a residency for Google New York City.

In his social networks, he shows much of his work, especially the murals that he creates in various places and establishments in the United States.