Caelthorne Art

  With gold infused grief and monochrome honesty, one South African artist unveils a portrait series that refuses to look away. In the stillness of black and white, something sacred is speaking. “I Am In This World, But I Am Not From This World” is the latest abstract expressive artwork series from the South African interdisciplinary artist, Augustus J.N.M. Caelthorne (Caelthorne Art), whose work merges memory, emotion, and social reckoning. Each portrait is a vessel — heavy with untold stories, yet feathered with defiance. Through the visceral intimacy of charcoal, pencil, ink and metallic gold , Caelthorne invites viewers into a realm where pain becomes presence, and presence becomes art. Every original in the collection is A3 in size , mounted with a block and custom deep-set frame , and accompanied by a short but searing narrative of a real-life experience — rejection, domestic violence, betrayal, depression, and recovery . These are not imagined forms: they are personal, live...

  Abstract Art - The Essence of Symbolism and Artistic Communication In a spiritual place, the essence of abstract art invites you to experience presence rather than relying on explanation. Mysteries and the hidden meanings of things have always captivated me. Understanding that not everything we carry can be neatly named is the foundation of my life, work, and calling through The Lady Isabel Foundation and The House of Caelthorne . Our joy, grief, and ancestral longing are not always linear. They glow, they ache, they swirl. Abstract art's defiance of this is honored by fixed representation and chromatic symbolism I don't strive for accuracy when I create abstract art. Truth is what I'm after: spiritual, symbolic, and emotional truth. A reality that is sensed before it is comprehended. A truth that comes to light in the silent times when words fail. See my latest abstract artwork available here: Caelthorne Art Online Gallery Abstract Art: One of The Oldest Languages Ma...

Art Prints: Building a Legacy for Future Generations See Artwork and Art Prints Available Here The notion that beauty, once it is created, need not be kept or concealed but rather shared - has a subdued power. I knew of the “digital print trend” since school days, really from my Art class. I never really liked the idea of a "print of the original" especially if it's sold as "an original print of the original artwork" - to me, in my small and authentically, original art mind was still a "copy" irrespective.  See some of my latest artwork here (original and prints): Available Art Times are changing in all spheres and even more so in the art world. We have to adjust to tastes, narratives, "soul-touching" moments for a newer, younger generation. Art prints has become one of these metamorphosis of art transformation - an original print, signed and numbered by the artist, of the original art, carries quite the amount of interest and weight, and as ...

  Art used to be restricted to private parlors of the privileged, guarded estates, and quiet galleries. One had to cross cultural, financial, and physical barriers in order to experience art. It was a custom based on gatekeeping, exclusivity, and presence. However, I'm happy to report that era is giving way to something new. Something drastic. Something electronic. (If you'd like to skip all the reading - head on over to my  Online Art Gallery  at Saatchi Art, and discover your next greatest art collectable!) Online art has a lot of power, in my opinion. As the creator of The Lady Isabel Foundation and The Houseof Caelthorne , I have always believed that art can serve as a bridge to connect people who may never meet in person but who can understand one another through beauty. When I started my fulltime art career, I thought my pieces would hang in physical places of worship, such as museums, spiritual sanctuaries, or even ancestral homes. However, I quickly realized ...

  There is always beauty in the broken... There are times in life when words don't work. When the structure of language breaks down because of experience, when memory becomes foggy, and the soul wants to speak in a language that is known only to the soul. That's where abstract art starts for me. I haven't always been an abstract artist. I have been a son, a dreamer, a mourner, and a builder of houses not made of stone but of spirit. Caelthorne Art, under The House of Caelthorne - my creative haven, wasn't built out of ambition but out of memory. I promised to honor my late mother, Isabel Lilian, whose grace and strength still inspire everything I do. Not only did I find my purpose through her, but I also found my palette. Abstract art came in not because I like it, but because I need it. I needed to find a way to show my sadness that was too deep for words and too sacred for a straight story. I remember standing in front of a blank canvas and realizing I didn't...

  The month of June, is the real month of love! June is a month of many significance for me personally, and here in South Africa - with my partner of almost 10 years' celebrating his birthday on 01 June, to the celebration of 'Youth Day' in South Africa, commemorating the Soweto Uprising on 16 June 1976, where more than 20 000 pupils from Soweto began a protest march, clashing with police and violence that ensued during the following weeks. Approximately 700 people, many of them youths, were killed as a result of this uprising.  Internationally, we celebrate International Pride Month and this is what inspired me the most about our month of love. There are a legion of unhappiness and unrest all over the world, with the recent Air India plane crash, the marched and uprising in the USA about immigrants and the Tump administration, the ongoing war in the middle east, with the recent attack on Iran by Israel, and in return, Iran retaliating.  We live in a world of political do...

This is not a face—it is a feeling, drawn in love, crowned in pride. A gaze carved from myth and mirror, this portrait honours the sanctity of in-between spaces. Gender dissolves, gold flows, and ambiguity reigns divine. The work transcends celebration, becoming a shrine to the multifaceted, the fluid, and the fiercely proud. “ Divine Ambiguity and Love, with Pride”  - Instalment 3 of Triptych: “Monochrome Rainbow” -  Size: A2 -  Unframed (Framed options available, please enquire) Price: $950 Click Here to Purchase Enquiries:  caelthorneart@outlook.com

  A love note from shadow to light, from mask to soul. Collectors Caption An open letter in paint and pencil, this piece fuses celestial and infernal metaphors to explore queer emotionality—where joy and pain often cohabitate. The divine cries not because it is weak, but because it feels everything. Gold floods the cracks, offering grace. Pride, in this context, is what rises from sorrow: layered, lush, defiant. “Dear Angel, Cry Us A Rainbow, With Love, Your Demons”  - Instalment 2 of Triptych: “Monochrome Rainbow”  - Size: A2  - Unframed Price: $900 Click Here to Purchase Purchase Enquiries:  caelthorneart@outlook.com

This work reminds us that queerness, too, is survival with style. Collectors Caption Gold tears, fragmented forms, and deliberate symmetry meet in this haunting portrait of vulnerability. A study in contrasts—sharp versus soft, beauty versus brokenness—the piece bleeds not just colour, but meaning. Within its precision is a yearning: to be seen wholly, not in parts. Here, pride is not a performance but an ache made beautiful. “Aesthetically Bleeding Love With Pride”  - Instalment 1 of Triptych: “Monochrome Rainbow” -  Size: A2 -  Unframed Price: $920 Click Here to Purchase Purchase Enquiries:  caelthorneart@outlook.com

An exclusive Private Auction and Art fair at the Louvre Museum in Paris, hosted in partnership with Christie’s Auction House, in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.   "I'm numb and re-read this invitation on a daily to make sure that it's not a dream. Never in a million years would I have thought that this would come along, and cross my path. I've been invited to a private art auction, sponsored nu the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in Paris at the Louvre Museum, in collaboration with Artsy!" This prestigious auction, scheduled for August 29th, 2025, is a philanthropic initiative to support emerging artists worldwide. The Gates' Foundation, a leader in global philanthropy, has long championed the arts as a force for positive change. This event will bring together top collectors, business leaders, and art enthusiasts, including prominent figures from the Arab Emirates, offering unparalleled exposure of the arts and artwork. "The g...

  Caelthorne stuns again with his latest creation: "The Great Female Elephant" Mixed Media on A2 Fabriano (200gsm) Charcoal, Graphite, Ink & Metallic Acrylic By Caelthorne A strong, yet delicate force radiates from Caelthorne's latest artwork: " The  Great Female Elephant" —a drawing not merely of just an African woman, but one that represents all women who carry generations on their shoulders. Strong monochrome colors, suggests that Caelthorne did not want to influence the viewer's own opinion or emotional relation, by influence of bold colors. "This time, it's important that the soul of the woman is seen, than merely just her appearance - whoever she may be" says Caelthorne.  Resilience, content and a feeling of "home" comes to mind with this portrait with a dash of gold, to emphasize the "rich" and "wealth" of women - almost metaphoric of a crown woven from lineage, life, struggle, past, successes, celebrat...

Caelthorne Art heads to Monaco! - Cape Town, June 2025. Image courtesy of Art3F Monaco "HSH Princess Charlene is waiting" Caelthorne Art is thrilled to announce yet another invitation for international acclaim, this time for the Art3F Monaco Art Fair , from 19 - 21 September 2025. This incredible art fair is set in the picturesque, and one of the worlds most idyllic parts where the rich-and-famous plays all year round. The Art3F Monaco Art Fair , takes place at the Chapiteau Of Monaco , situated almost on the doorstep of Palais Princier - you guessed it! The Residence of HSH Prince Albert II and HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco! Nestled on the coast, next to the very popular Port de Fontvieille , is the Chapiteau which is going to be submerged again for it's 6th installment of the Art3F Art Fair.  Invitation Only Caelthorne has been approached by invite only, from MONAT Gallery for his international representation for the Art Fair, based on his impeccable visionary arti...

An Invitation to Illuminate Tokyo: Caelthorne at the Tokyo International Art Fair 2025 Image courtesy of Tokyo Art Fair Caelthorne's 'Art for a Purpose', is attracting global attention. Caelthorne has been invited to exhibit at the magnificent Tokyo International Art Fair (T.I.A.F.) , happening 28-29 November 2025 at Bellesalle Roppongi, Tokyo. Regarded as “the most promising art fair in Asia to visit” by Vogue Magazine , the T.I.A.F. is a stunning beacon of contemporary artistry and innovation. The eighth edition of T.I.A.F. is curated by the distinguished Sakura Art & Culture Group. It will present an assembly of over 100 artists, whose work spans more than 40 countries. They will present a diverse array of original paintings, sculptures, photography, illustrations, and jewelry. This unique global convergence offers a direct engagement platform for artists and collectors. As a multi-media modern art visionary, Caelthorne's involvement in T.I.A.F. fits perfectly in...