Art made from ecstasy pills
This art made from ecstasy pills took around ten thousand little chemical pieces of joy to create the final result.
You may be thinking… what a waste, or not…. But, popping molly wasn’t the idea when this artist used £175,000 worth of ecstasy pills to put together a giant mural that has the appearance of a church window from afar. It was displayed in an exhibition by the Ministry of Sound logo designer.
Chemical X is the name of the artist who had the bright idea to create a piece of work with one of the world’s most favoured party drugs.
He made them himself
And, just to prove how authentic he truly is, he did not buy the ecstasy pills from a dirty dealer, he made them himself.
He has his own laboratory which he continuously moves around to avoid getting raided. One part of his lab presses blanks to get the right colour. Another lab in a different location is used to make the final product.
According to Chemical X, the lab is run on a strict policy. The pills are marked and weighed each time they are produced. The excess is crushed and re-used in other pieces.
So far, they have had no run-ins with the police. But they do have a contingency plan in place should that happen.
The Chemical X website is minimalist at best, all that is available is an email address and a few words. You are able to access the online shop and purchase a Chemical X print if you like.
You could mistake this project as something made by someone with time and money to waste on goofing off, but the art part is real. The person behind the ecstasy art is who created the Ministry of Sound logo. The art was publicly introduced at an exhibition back in London in 2013. Some of his ecstasy art even goes for £100,000.
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