Rationale

My triptych is based on the song “True Colours” and follows the story of two girls growing up together and falling in love. It consists of three rings, one for each verse and the chorus, with each ring having a section for the pair as kids, one for them as young teens, and a middle illustration of them as older teens/adults. I did this to show their progression growing up together, as they become who they really are.

The song itself has ties to the LGBT community due to the rainbow imagery and Cyndi Lauper’s actions, which I wanted to work with for my story. For the shorter girl, she grows from dresses she’s given as a child to presenting more androgynously. Mirroring this, the other starts as a young boy, before figuring out who she wants to be and transitioning to a woman as she grows.

The layout is based on the colour wheel, with the three main sections being cyan, yellow, and magenta, the ‘true colours’ of printing. The red, blue, and green sections show a crossover between the moods of these main sections. When put together, they show the full spectrum of colour and make the full story of the pair.