Se7en Deadly Scenes
Se7en Deadly sins
In this section of photography I will be emphasising on the Seven Deadly sins and try to put it in my own project. Below are given the 7 deadly sins with brief explanation.
Lust : Lustor lechery is usually thought of as excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature. Aristotle's criterion was excessive love of others, which therefore rendered love and devotion to God as secondary. In Dante's Purgatorio, the penitent walks within flames to purge himself of lustful/sexual thoughts and feelings. In Dante's "Inferno", unforgiven souls of the sin of lust are blown about in restless hurricane like winds symbolic of their own lack of self control to their lustful passions in earthly life
Punishment in hell : Person will be smothered in the fire and brimstone.
Opposing Virtue : Self control
Symbols and color : Linked with the animal Cow and the Blue color.
The image above clearly represents the sin Lust because the picture shows that the two people have excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature.In this image I like how the artist has shown two people in dark and creepy place.
Pride : In almost every list Pride, is considered the original and most serious of the seven deadly sins, and indeed the ultimate source from which the others arise. It is identified as a desire to be more important or attractive than others, failing to acknowledge the good work of others, and excessive love of self (especially holding self out of proper position toward God). Dante's definition was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbor." In Jacob Bidermann's medieval miracle play, Cenodoxus, pride is the deadliest of all the sins and leads directly to the damnation of the titulary famed Parisian doctor. In perhaps the best-known example, the story of Lucifer, pride (his desire to compete with God) was what caused his fall from Heaven, and his resultant transformation into Satan. In Dante's Divine Comedy, the penitents were forced to walk with stone slabs bearing down on their backs to induce feelings of humility.
Punishment in hell : Person will be broken on the wheel.
Opposing virtue : Humility
Symbols & Color : Linked with the animal Horse and the colour violet.
Punishment in hell : Person will be broken on the wheel.
Opposing virtue : Humility
Symbols & Color : Linked with the animal Horse and the colour violet.
Pride is sometimes viewed as excessive or as a vice, sometimes as proper or as a virtue.The above picture represents pride as it shows the person's face stoned and frozen, which is the punishment in hell for pride. I like the way he used the punishment in hell to represent pride and not getting very obious about the pride meaning which makes this image unique from most of the pictures that I have seen of pride sin.
Greed : When people think about greed they usually think only about money which is a small thought. This is about mroe than money. Generosity means letting others get the credit or praise. It is giving without having expectations of the other person. Greed wants to get its "fair share" or a bit more. Greed also known as avarice or covetousness, is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess. However, greed (as seen by the church) is applied to a very excessive or rapacious desire and pursuit of wealth, status, and power.
Punishment in hell : Person will be boiled alive in oil.
Opposing virtue : Generosity
Symbols and color : Linked with frog and the colour Yellow.
Punishment in hell : Person will be boiled alive in oil.
Opposing virtue : Generosity
Symbols and color : Linked with frog and the colour Yellow.
The picture above represents the sin Greed because the photographer has creatively shown the punishment of greed in this picture. I like this picture due to the fact that greedy eyes which have greedy vision has been closed which is one of the creative ways to represent Greed.
Envy : Like greed, Envy (Latin, invidia) may be characterized by an insatiable desire; they differ, however, for two main reasons. First, greed is largely associated with material goods, where as envy may apply more generally. Second, those who commit the sin of envy resent that another person has something they perceive themselves as lacking, and wish the other person to be deprived of it. Dante defined this as a desire to deprive other men of theirs." In Dante's Purgatory, the punishment for the envious is to have their eyes sewn shut with wire because they have gained sinful pleasure from seeing others brought low. Aquinas described envy as "sorrow for another's good".
Punishment in hell : Person will be put in Freezing Water.
Opposing virtue : Love
Symobls & Colour : Envy is linked with the animal Dog and the colour Light Green.
Punishment in hell : Person will be put in Freezing Water.
Opposing virtue : Love
Symobls & Colour : Envy is linked with the animal Dog and the colour Light Green.
The image above represents envy due to the envious look by the model's eye and also with the green colour used in her make up, background. I like how the photographer has themed this picture to use colors to represent the sin Envy.
Warth : Wrath also known as anger or "rage", may be described as inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger. These feelings can manifest as vehement denial of the truth, both to others and in the form of self-denial, impatience with the procedure of law, and the desire to seek revenge outside of the workings of the justice system (such as engaging in vigilantism) and generally wishing to do evil or harm to others. The transgressions born of vengeance are among the most serious, including murder, assault, and in extreme cases, genocide. Wrath is the only sin not necessarily associated with selfishness or self-interest (although one can of course be wrathful for selfish reasons, such as jealousy, closely related to the sin of envy). Dante described vengeance as "love of justice perverted to revenge and spite". In its original form, the sin of wrath also encompassed anger pointed internally rather than externally. Thus suicide was deemed as the ultimate, albeit tragic, expression of wrath directed inwardly, a final rejection of God's gifts.
Punishment in hell : Person will be dismerged alive.
Opposing Virtue : Kindness
Symbol & Colour : Warth is linked with animal Bear and the colour Red.
Punishment in hell : Person will be dismerged alive.
Opposing Virtue : Kindness
Symbol & Colour : Warth is linked with animal Bear and the colour Red.
The picture above shows wrath sin due to the fact of the bight red colour used in his eyes and lips which is the color which adds more dimension to wrath. The picture is slightly over layed with very light red colour. The photographer wants to show the strength and power in his picture to represent the sin Wrath.
Sloth : Sloth is generally regarded as some one being lazy and not bothering character.Gradually, the focus came to be on the consequences of acedia, rather than the cause, and so, by the 17th century, the exact deadly sin referred to was believed to be the failure to utilize one's talents and gifts.In practice, it came to be closer to sloth than acedia. Even in Dante's time there were signs of this change; in his Purgatorio he had portrayed the penance for acedia as running continuously at top speed.
The modern view goes further, regarding laziness and indifference as the sin at the heart of the matter. Since this contrasts with a more willful failure to, for example, love God and his works, sloth is often seen as being considerably less serious than the other sins, more a sin of omission than of commission.
Punishment in hell: Sinner will be thrown in to snake pit.
Opposing Virtue : Zeal
Symbols and Colour : Sloth is linked with the animal Goat and the color light Blue.
The modern view goes further, regarding laziness and indifference as the sin at the heart of the matter. Since this contrasts with a more willful failure to, for example, love God and his works, sloth is often seen as being considerably less serious than the other sins, more a sin of omission than of commission.
Punishment in hell: Sinner will be thrown in to snake pit.
Opposing Virtue : Zeal
Symbols and Colour : Sloth is linked with the animal Goat and the color light Blue.
The colour light blue which is the colour for sloth sin is used to represent Sloth in this picture above. The light blue make up, the light blue sky and clouds adds for complextion to the sin Sloth.
Gluttony : Gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste. In the Christian religions, it is considered a sin because of the excessive desire for food, or its withholding from the needy.
Depending on the culture, it can be seen as either a vice or a sign of status. Where food is relatively scarce, being able to eat well might be something to take pride in. But in an area where food is routinely plentiful, it may be considered a sign of self-control to resist the temptation to over-indulge.
Medieval church leaders took a more expansive view of gluttony,arguing that it could also include an obsessive anticipation of meals, and the constant eating of delicacies and excessively costly foods.Aquinas went so far as to prepare a list of six ways to commit gluttony, including:
Opposing virtue : Temperance
Symbols & colour : Gluttony is linked with animal pig and colour Orange
Depending on the culture, it can be seen as either a vice or a sign of status. Where food is relatively scarce, being able to eat well might be something to take pride in. But in an area where food is routinely plentiful, it may be considered a sign of self-control to resist the temptation to over-indulge.
Medieval church leaders took a more expansive view of gluttony,arguing that it could also include an obsessive anticipation of meals, and the constant eating of delicacies and excessively costly foods.Aquinas went so far as to prepare a list of six ways to commit gluttony, including:
- Praepropere - eating too soon.
- Laute - eating too expensively.
- Nimis - eating too much.
- Ardenter - eating too eagerly (burningly).
- Studiose - eating too daintily (keenly).
- Forente - eating wildly (boringly).
Opposing virtue : Temperance
Symbols & colour : Gluttony is linked with animal pig and colour Orange
Gluttony is the over-indulgence and over-consumption of anything to the point of waste, which the picture above clearly shows where many chips and drinks are show being eaten by the boy. The picture clearly states the over consumption of food to the point of waste.