After having a very special spiritual experience Dennis decided to engage in the Freemasonry and to dedicate himself to knowledge and magic surrounding this order. In this painting he also tried to portray his experience using the ancient symbolism in a more modern way in his own style of painting.
The two pillars, Joachim and Boaz with the middle pillar standing together on the symbolism of duality in the world; the chessboard. In other words no "white" without "black". The sun, the male element along with the moon, the female element. The fusion of these two elements brings "the light of truth" or pure "universal truth". And then there was light in the darkness ...
"Jah is a Shield upon my Right en my Left Hand" was specially created for the Dutch "K.A.M. Foundation" (Art As Medicine Foundation) for the forthcoming exhibition at the children’s department at the MCA Hospital in Alkmaar, from February till June 2018.
The Rasta Philosophy of life remains a favorite subject.
Long ago there was Sumer and its Sumerian civilization with its famous clay tablets that have remained preserved. A highly developed civilization with among others laws, mathematics, astrology and astronomy, of course, knowledge of the elements. On the clay tablets is next to all sized planets "the origin of man," as we know it now appears. The "Anunaki" or "those who came from the stars" were their gods. According to the translation Anunaki crossed their DNA with ours.
Dennis has portrayed this in his own style, a Sumerian epic of the well-known biblical Adam and Eve. Dennis also talks about the "all-seeing eye in the triangle" which he says stands for "divine" .If I’ve noticed the stairs that from the spaceship comes down and I say this, he explains it immediately, because it is a "DNA string ".The Anunaki came to earth with the purpose to find a" working breed". After DNA tinkering, so "we" arose. Then they left and let "us" behind. Said a smiling Dennis. This painting represents the Sumerian story of the creation of man.
About the painting "Bloody Mary" Dennis does not want to say much. The painting was commissioned for a good friend, a fashion designer who has bought several of his paintings.The painting contains many hidden mystical symbolism , Dennis explains. What he wants to say about this painting is that there is a "phoenix" displayed from the "Lamp of Aladdin". It represents "enlightenment". He also points to the "diamond" on the dress and calls it an "octahedron". However, this painting in terms of symbolism goes much deeper. "Bloody Mary " is his favorite painting .
"Ouroboros" literally translated from Greek meaning "the tail devourer". Or a snake or dragon chasing its own tail and biting in it. It is a mythological figure which represents the reaching of the highest spiritual and mental potency in a human being. In mysticism it is known that the DNA of a person than "opens up". Dennis, fascinated by the symbolism of the mystical world, decides to paint in the center of the painting a flaming pentagram depicting off course with "point upwards" which has a positive charge. This particular combination symbolizes the conscious awakened man.
The presentation of a new piece of art. Dennis Glorie takes a breath and his face turns serious when calls the name of this painting. "Stairway To Heaven". The painting is again full of mysticism. I am fascinated and ask him to tell something about this painting.
Dennis has tried his long, intensive search for the meaning of life and his knowledge about it, to portray his own style of painting developed. The painting shows several aspects of mystical philosophies. We see a man like Dennis says, studying spiritual Gnostic work. Experiencing, feeling and finally "the knowing", resulting in seeing "universal wisdom", or attaining enlightenment.
When showing the painting "Aquarius Android" Dennis appears frowning. Once again there is great symbolism to be found in the painting. Dennis has this painted in bright blue shades. What is striking is that there is a red eye and a red heart displayed, contrasting or complementary colors, they really pop out of the canvas.
Incidentally, he says it’s a "robot fish", which "has been given a second chance" with the new air into his lungs .In it’s eye the "Yin Yang" symbol appears, the symbol of balance. Dennis points to the vertical lines around the heart symbol and says he has painted a vertical hidden "Vesica Pisces" , also known as a "Christ fish." This symbol is also known in the mystical world as an "initiation" .Also the fish breathes a diamondshape. Dennis calls this a "octahedron" in the ancient alchemy symbol for air. According to him, this is one of the five "Platonic solids". It has to do with "Sacred Geometry".
Every year Dennis Glorie makes a painting on his son’ s birthday. The artwork is called "Roots are Forever!". A powerful fantasy flower, performed in bright colors, with roots that enter the dark earth into the night. Descendants remain descendants forever and ever. The concept of this artwork is the unconditional love of the father for the son.
The fantasy flower with its roots presents the artist himself. The two side branches with each a heart symbolize his sons.
Walking into the studio of Dennis Glorie, he approaches me with a smile and he leads me to his latest work. Upon seeing the painting just completed my gaze falls directly to the popping colour yellow in the flames around the guitar pictured on the left. The most important element in the fabric of his client. This was a special and complex assignment where the past and present of the life of his client to be displayed on canvas. Performed in the typical, recognizable painting style of Dennis Glorie. In the center of the canvas depicts the principal Ronald. Around the figure are elements that defined his life and still determine, in short, music, electronics and technology.
On the monitor, we see different symbols and elements. Likewise, I notice a monitor with the Pi symbol, which is coupled in the painting at the heart of "the Ronald figure". Dennis then says that the value of Pi is also the name of the artwork; "Roon-Bot: 3.141592653". Now I understand the name that this painting carries. The colours speak for themselves and the whole looks very detailed, tight and powerful.
There began a period of depression, worry and sadness. Yet Dennis wanted a light point to keep in mind and for the birthday of his son, because of the eternal love of the father for his son. On the birthday of his son Dennis always makes a painting for him, which he, in spite of the happy day is a birthday, his sense of painting that dominates. Here he portrays how he felt on the day. We see instead of a sun a moon in the dark night sky. The figure Dennis presents is himself, there is a blue "wave" through his spirit, loss, pain and sorrow. The whole painting is in shades of blue. The only thing that has a different color, is the heart behind the bars is thereby blasts that element of the canvas.
"Piranha Power" was specially commissioned for Marcel. The painting shows a cold blue-colored metal piranha robotic fish on a warm red background. This color combination ensures a high contrast.
In addition to some round air bubbles, the Piranha breathes two diamond shapes. This diamond shape is also known as the "octahedron" in the ancient occult world. The symbol of air. The red heart of the Piranha is mirrored, which has a counter meaning of the symbol in the correct state.
"Space Unicorn" was specially created for the Dutch "K.A.M. Foundation" (Art As Medicine Foundation) for the forthcoming exhibition at the children’s department at the MCA Hospital in Alkmaar, from February till June 2018.
Kamiel, a lover of the painting style of Dennis Glorie, recently posted a new contract, which has now been completed.
After a pleasant evening brainstorming creative in the studio and busy making sketches of the concept for the new work, a new idea was born. As was the rough basis for this concept was already there. It was just a matter of designing and development of the final phase.
The painting refers to the "ego-death," the "Christ Consciousness" or the "Dark Night of the Soul" experience. We see the duality between good and evil. This is symbolically represented by the dance between an angel in battle with a demon on the "chessboard of duality." The mystical experience where the "kundalini energy" from the lemniscate in the roots of the tree of life eventually rising through the heart to the crown of the tree of life. Also, the "all-seeing eye" again present in this "procedure of enlightenment".
This painting created by Dennis to show his undying love for his two sons. The big flower in the middle represents Dennis himself and on both sides he has represented a small flower, his two boys.
On the hard orange background contains many hearts painted. The "Dennis sun" takes part to the whole, smiling and looking down at the three. The small flowers are inextricably linked with the big flower, their father. The unconditional love that binds them forever, is expressed here.
Natasja, a friend of Dennis, came along when he was engaged in a brainstorming session of a new concept for a painting. She found that he made a huge progress in his development and came up with the idea to paint a blossoming flower; the phase in which she saw Dennis. And so became the cloth, Dennis like a blooming flower of love with a rich fantasy cordially receives the sun’s rays. Nice detail: the two side branches with each a heart symbolize his children.
This painting is based on a specific card from the Tarot system, The Fool. For Dennis a nice topic to once again create a new painting. Thus the continuous inspiration comes from everywhere. This requirement is designed, executed in his own style of painting. The green figure is about to take a very important decision, but does not know where he goes, he stares at the sun, face the abyss. Dennis has his own twist to it and has a red bird depicted on the head of the figure, crazy?
From his youth, Dennis was already interested in the Rasta culture with of course associated Reggae music. Lifestyle and thinking he has made his own. The moment we start talking about the interpretation of this painting is therefore again Bob Marley music playing, there is a quiet, relaxing atmosphere in his studio.
I ask him what the painting is about. Dennis says he recently encountered an extraordinary man called Abdul. Abdul has dreadlocks and reminds him of a Rastaman, a beautiful subject for a canvas. We see a Rastaman laughing holding a flower, listening to Reggae and dancing all through life. Dennis has the Rasta colors red, yellow and green used in the painting. It has also the famous "Dennis little Sun" present.
Life’s ups and downs. What Dennis is concerned the life of the highest peak in the deepest valley of cases, from which he has risen again, which he successfully completed. He’s a fighter. It was time for a new cloth and the inspiration for this was to him spontaneously donated by a woman. Or he could paint something with the title: Step by Step. "Step by step, Dennis." As usual, there was an immediate image in Dennis’s mind. A figure in an ongoing upward kick in an uncertain future; a fog cloud. Looking back to a bush, a painful past. In using a backpack with emotions and memories of the past. A tear, a laugh, a divided heart and the key to a door to the future, to be opened by himself and enter.
When Dennis was walking down the street came a familiar smell in his nose. A couple of guys smoking pot. Despite the memories and the love for Rasta and Reggae he was glad he himself had stopped at an early age with cannabis. He arrived in his studio and the events continued to keep him busy. Shortly thereafter Ton asked, a friend that came by whether Dennis again could make a painting of a robot. This combination brought Dennis on an idea, a robot who smokes.
The property was developed in various shades of green. The eyes of the robot are in bloodshot red, a nice contrast to the green. Hence the name "Red Eye Robot". The "Dennis sun" is here again present.
There was a time when Dennis, the situation at the time, smoked one cigarette after another. At one point he came into contact with a woman, her name was Marieke. Marieke began to call Dennis "Mr. Chimney", or "Mr. Smokestack". Dennis, always searching subjects for paintings could not leave indifferent the name and subject. Immediately there came another image in his head. A rebellious figure with a stoic look and burning lighter in hand. A smoking cigarette in his mouth with a chain to it, loaded with other burning butts. In the style of Dennis, the painted "chain smoker" on a hard yellow background, contrasting with the dark purple.
The painting "Home Sweet Home?" Dennis created by the day he received the key of a new home. Therefore this title, but it is questionable whether the new property called "sweet" might be, hence the question mark after the name of the canvas.
He says that the painting also symbolizes something else. He points to the "golden heart" and the flames from the figure, these "enlightened" stares at the "Dennis sun." A particular pose, I would note, Dennis smiles.
A painting by Dennis with two suns, there are immediately more questions to mind.
He says he made this painting over Easter in 2013. Looking for a new idea, he spoke to a friend about this. Marijke smiled and said it was Easter. She asked if he could do something with the idea of a bird coming out of an egg in the world. Immediately there was an image in his mind and he started painting. Dennis thought about the symbolism of rebirth and so came "Extraordinary Easter" into the world.
The title of this painting is "The Truth Shall Set You Free". Dennis explains in this canvas that is painted on a day that was a crucial decision for him by a higher authority. The result of the decision of these higher power gave him at that time the freedom he fought for. the right triumphed and Dennis explains that the truth from a good heart, as according to him, always wins.
Many think it is "the all seeing eye" logo which was devised by a group calling itself the Illuminati . This is absolutely not true , they use it only as a logo for their order. The symbol has actually been around for much longer and shows up on very old gravestones and churches. It is therefore a contact with a much "higher" enlightment or divine influence.
The day he accomplished this painting was a painful day for Dennis, he wished therefore pretty much nothing to say about this piece. It’s all about emotion he said. Many paintings by Dennis go over emotion in strong colors, but this one is different.
This picture shows pain, nausea and grief. A broken heart. The robot vomits out its own parts and it gives him more pain. Dennis remembers that day all too well. He was silent as he shows the painting and said only one sentence. ’betrayal, the most dark fact in the world. "
One evening, Dennis had seen a movie. Besides music, a favorite activity for inspiration to paint. He took the title of the film so catchy that he alone with that title gave a twist to this newly created painting.
The famous "Dennis sun" in this painting is depicted larger than usual, this time with the iris of the eye downwards, though. The Fantasy flower receives warm sunshine and is in full bloom. Outside the sun was shining on this special day for Dennis.
The painting "The Dictator" is about people who are increasingly becoming more like robots by current technology. Electronics and technology are increasingly being more implemented in the human body. We want to "control" over all things in life. Dennis thought this was a nice concept to make a canvas.
The background is in hard red tint. As a result, the blue metallic objects are in high contrast. The figure has everything under control and gives directions.
Dennis was again looking for inspiration when a friend lit a cigarette and blew smoke. Carlos felt sad and listened to music from a cartoon called "colours of the wind". As he often felt better by this.
Upon seeing the gloomy Carlos and hearing the sensitive track Dennis thought of "blue wind blowing through the mind of a man." At that moment Samaneh walked in, an Iranian beauty. The result has been this painting. The model Samaneh with her beautiful, black and wavy hair, which moved a blue wind power. The blue blasts with contrasting bright red background.
Inspired by Valentine Dennis made this painting. That’s the way, constantly and at any time of the day looking for new ideas. Cupid surrounded by multicolored hearts, strained his bow and with a smile he aimed his arrow. I immediately notice that even the arrowhead consists of a heart. The characteristic "Dennis sun" here is also present in the clear blue sky.
One day Dennis for each of his two sons decided to paint a robot and called it the "Matrix" or - as the ancient alchemists called it - "Metatrons Cube". This work is the second from the series "Metatron", Metatron - B".
In total there are three different "Metatron paintings" made.
Big brother is watching you! This painting has to Dennis again, by his way to enforce a certain awareness. Awareness of the fact how "Big Brother" or the government, increasing controls the life of a human being. We lose privacy and data retrieved by anyone using the internet by simply pressing a button and as Dennis says with a grin, throughout its controlling circus. The painting is tight; a dominating all-knowing and all-seeing computer that observes the people and even controls the emotions. It is performed in a hard orange shade with a contrasting blue.
Smiling and proud Dennis shows this painting. A Rasta robot with dreadlocks and a thick Ganja joint in his hand admiring a flower. A robot that shows love for nature, that’s the concept of this painting. On a dark yellow background, the metallic blue emerges strongly. The "Dennis sun" is again present.
This painting has named Dennis "Freedom Fighter". He tells me that the bird in the canvas itself holds the key to fight it’ s way out. The bird escaped from the cage and flies towards the sun. Dennis refers to the shape of the string where the key is attached to it’s a "lemniscate", the symbol for infinity. The bird is put down in a red color that contrasts hard against the soft green hue in the background. The whole thus has a strong contrasting effect.
The all-seeing eye, or the divine symbolism at the top, is evident in this painting. On the purple background of the painting is a green reptile, a dragon which blows air through his nostrils. The dragon sits on a dodecahedron, one of the five "Platonic solids" which comes from the "Sacred Geometry" says Dennis. The Dodecahedron is in the ancient alchemy of the fifth element; ether. The duality comes back to this theme through the "chessboard" structure.
This artwork is for sale. For more information about Dennis Glorie and his art, please contact the management:
Martijn Mobron
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