Dark Side Of Pride (Seven Deadly Sins)

This biro pen drawing is my representation of pride, the most seductive of the seven deadly sins. It is not loud or chaotic like the others, it is composed, elevated, almost divine. Pride does not need to reach, it believes it is already above.

The figure stands elongated and poised, her posture controlled, her presence commanding. Yet from her head emerge multiple faces, each one a reflection of self, layered, repeated, multiplied. They gaze outward with quiet superiority, suggesting a self perception that fragments into admiration of its own image.

The flowing lines surrounding her form create a sense of ascension, as though she is rising beyond the human, shedding imperfection. But within the body, cracks and darkened spaces remain, subtle reminders that beneath the surface of perfection lies something fractured.

The additional faces are not companions, but extensions, an obsession with identity, image, and how one is seen. Pride becomes a mirror turned inward, reflecting endlessly until the self is no longer singular.

There is beauty here, elegance, control, but also isolation. The higher the figure rises, the further removed she becomes. What appears as strength begins to blur into detachment.

This is not about confidence, but about excess, when self worth becomes self worship. It is a quiet, consuming elevation, where the need to be above ultimately separates you from everything else.