The Artist Raul De Lara in his New York studio. Agaton Strom/Courtesy photo Artist Raul De Lara first learned that French luxury house Hermès of Paris was aware of his work from a surprise email, ...

Lara is now in his mid-70s. He no longer restores antiques at the Museo de Antropología de Xalapa full-time, but he still works as a consultant there, and he continues to make art under his own name.

The Art of Virtual Seduction's main selling point was its collection of centerfold-inspired 3D renders of Lara, provocatively posed and often wearing little to no clothing.

Mia de Lara’s artwork is featured on all of Pan de Manila’s paper bags and holiday packaging for their most popular products, like their Tablea, all-natural Ube Halaya and Yema spreads, Mango ...