Dark Side Of Envy (Seven Deadly Sins)

This biro pen drawing is my representation of envy, a quiet, consuming comparison that grows in the space between self and others. It is not always loud or destructive at first, but it lingers, watching, measuring, and slowly reshaping perception.

The figure is surrounded by multiple faces, each one similar, yet slightly out of reach. They are not separate people, but reflections, idealised versions, fragments of what is desired but not possessed. Their presence creates a constant sense of comparison, where the self is never enough in its own form.

The gaze throughout the piece is directional, outward, upward, never inward. Envy does not look at what is held, but at what is missing. It stretches the mind beyond itself, creating distance between reality and expectation.

The flowing, tangled lines connect each face, suggesting that these comparisons are not isolated, but intertwined, feeding into one another. The more they are observed, the more they grow, until identity becomes entangled in what others appear to be.

There is beauty in the faces, but also a subtle distortion, a reminder that what is envied is often not as whole as it seems. Yet envy does not recognise that, it only sees what it lacks.

This piece is not about jealousy alone, but about the erosion of self through constant comparison. About how the desire to be something else can slowly pull you away from who you already are.

This piece captures that tension, where the more you look outward, the further you drift from yourself.