Aletheia Veritas by Andrea LaHue aka Random Act

Artist: Andrea LaHue aka Random Act

Title: Aletheia Veritas

Edition: Hand Embellished Archival pigment print on sustainable Bamboo Paper, from an edition of 10

Medium: Embellished with 24 karat gold leaf & spray paint.

Size:  16 x 16 

Markings: Hand Signed and numbered

Date: 2021

Aletheia, the Greek goddess of Veritas, truthfulness, is the spirit of sincerity, disclosure, being unconcealed.  Aletheia is the daughter of Zeus and Hera, in her earliest mythology, and crafted by Prometheus, and called Veritas, in Aesop’s Fables. The philosophy surrounding the words aletheia and verities are interesting and as vital to consider, now, as they were 2700 plus years ago.

Amanda Gorman is the living “American” icon LaHue chose to symbolize the Greek goddess of truthfulness, Veritas.  She is the hope, the much needed truth teller, revealer.  She is young, new to our collective unconscious, yet we recognize her veritas through her poetry, poise and timeless wisdom.  Gorman’s poem, The Hill We Climb, was necessary for this moment and our history moving forward.  Truth is a virtue, a philosophy, a way of living in society.  Amanda Gorman has the ability to craft words into the spirit of truth.