Pete Doherty’s bleeding art

The Babyshambles star has unveiled his first public exhibition of his paintings and prints - produced in his own blood.

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The show, Bloodworks, includes four canvases and 10 other original pieces in blood, pen and pencil, ranging from a self-portrait to landscapes and even a crucifixion.

Many are illustrations for his diaries, being published this month as The Books Of Albion: The Collected Writings Of Peter Doherty.

Prices for the originals are yet to be fixed but limited edition prints will also be on offer, signed in pencil for around £350 or in Doherty's blood for £1,200.

Robin Barton, of the Bankrobber gallery, presenting the show, claimed the medium was very appropriate for Doherty.

"His use of blood lends itself perfectly to exploring the extraordinary personal and physical intensity that characterises so much of Peter's life and work as an artist in the broadest sense," he said.

Doherty, 28, formerly of The Libertines, has previously given readings of his poetry alongside regular gigs.

Bloodworks will run at Bankrobber in London's Notting Hill, for at least four weeks.