Lorde is Mateus, a digital painter from Brazil, he has been dropping with Nifty Gateway since 2022, typically releasing only 1 piece per month, or none... Lorde explores the creation of figures covered in silk into dark and mysterious environments. His work has been exhibited in New York including NFTNYC 2023, NFTNYC 2024; The Crypt Gallery Dream Downtown; The Crypt Gallery Dream Hollywood; Bali, Indonesia at the Superlative Gallery; also 3 of his paintings exhibited in Charleston at Beeple Studios during the Crypto Wonderland art event.
2024 is the year in which Lorde celebrates the creation of the CLASSICAL ODYSSEY Collection. GLADIADOR is the second drop of the collection, composing a supply that will not be bigger than 12 different works. GLADIADOR being the 3rd artifact. This is a piece that contains several references from web3 and the 21 century, merged together with the classical ambience and elements of the original painting by the master Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)
This work was created by painting and drawing in a new layer over the genesis layer. The genesis layer is the first layer that Lorde creates by combining the original works. For GLADIADOR, Lorde created the first layer by combining "Police Verso" "Saddle Bazaar" "Diogenes" and "Saint Jérôme", all paintings by the original artist, Jean-Léon.
After creating the genesis layer, Lorde releases all his creative potential and modifies all the parts he deems necessary, creating a unique and new work from what was previously seen, mixing drama and comic humor, joy and pain. Generating an exquisite piece where the classical past, the ironic present and the acclaimed future meet each other. This is GLADIADOR, a LIMITED EDITION of 3/3
Lorde's objective with his works is to create a portfolio that is synonymous with reserve of value in the long term. Where collectors can trust in depositing their taste for Art and at the same time owning a valuable asset for the future of their collections.
