Paintings In Blood Hits Paris

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Paris - The exhibition at the Chappe Gallery in the Montmartre district of the French capital contains some 30 paintings done by Doherty, using his own blood as well as pencils and paintbrushes. People say what constitutes art is up to the individual and it will certainly be up for discussion whether those in the art world take Doherty's gruesome creations seriously.

For the past several years, Doherty, best known for his role as a singer for the group Babyshambles, has been dabbling in creating his own art. The signatures on the paintings is done in his own blood, of course, as well as a needle that's been used.

One of his paintings is a sketch of Kate Moss, his ex-girlfriend. In another painting, he depicts Moss on a sofa, and titled it : "Ms Moss reclines".

On the page, Doherty has written ramblings about their tumultuous relationship, including the words "harmonious in love", "a kick off is hinted at. She's not been tetchy at all then... only firing up my heart," and "inspiring and exciting my soul".

It's been suggested that he may be selling off his collection because he wishes to rid himself of the reminders of their relationship. Doherty and Moss split last year.

Human material isn't the only thing that Doherty has used. In another piece, he uses a photograph of the topless singer drinking which is covered with ink scrawls of mysterious initials, a Star of David and a swastika

Unfortunately for Doherty, he is going to miss the whole showing. He was jailed April 8th, for repeated failures to take the court-ordered drug testing. He'll be locked up for three and a half months.

His original offenses include: possessing drugs including heroin, crack cocaine, cannabis and ketamine. As well, he has convictions for assault, possessing a flick knife, other drug and driving offenses. He has been in court more than 15 times since 2004.

To see a few of his works click on the link above.