An exhibition of paintings created by incarcerated Pete Doherty has sparked outrage among anti-drugs campaigners - because the artworks were made with drug needles and the rocker's own blood.

Thirty pieces of the Babyshambles frontman's disturbing artwork went on show at the Chappe Gallery in Paris, France this week, but the star missed the launch because he is currently serving a 14-week sentence at a London jail for breaching the terms of his probation.

However, since the show's opening, the troubled star has been widely condemned by anti-drugs groups for glamorising the use of illegal substances in his artwork, which includes a drawing of ex-girlfriend Kate Moss and his signature scrawled in blood.

The 29-year-old has also failed to impress art experts, with David West, owner of London's Decima gallery, adding: "It's not got any artistic merit.

He's using his blood to make them interesting, but when you look at them they're what any four-year-old can do."

-Plenty of Pete pics!

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