The artworks are created using thousands of ecstasy tablets (Picture: Chemical X)

A British artist has a created an art exhibition guaranteed to raise a few a eyebrows – and get some hands in the air.

Chemical X has made large, intricate works using ecstasy pills of different colours and designs.

The artist claims not to be aiming to shock the public with the works, which have been described as ‘Teletubbies go to Shambala’, but instead says he is looking to analyse ‘an old friend or perhaps a feared enemy.’

A previous attempt to exhibit the works in May last year was aborted after the gallery raised legal concerns at having thousands of ecstasy pills on their premises.


Chemical X has previously collaborated with Banksy and Damien Hirst (Picture: Chemical X)

The artist, who designed the Ministry of Sound logo, which might explain his fascination with Es, has also collaborated with Damien Hirst (who also has a well-documented fascination with the aesthetics of pharmaceuticals) and Banksy.



His work is being displayed in East London by the Bear Cub Gallery along the work of nine other artists.

Click image to enlarge: A different class of stained glass window (Picture: Chemical X)

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