Jones established his reputation in the 1960s as a Pop artist. Since then he has remained true to his artistic roots, developing a rich vein of imagery drawn predominantly from the world of advertising and exploring the boundaries between commercial and fine art. As well as investigating his fine-art work, this publication looks at other aspects of his career - his work for the theatre, ballet and film and reveals an artist who, having been influenced by the world of fashion, has seen his work appropriated by the fashion world.

Top-shelf magazine meets fine art; high-heeled, fetishistic women parade through a world of Matissean colour. Allen Jones is one of the most controversial figures in the art world. Tackling the issues of gender and power raised by his work, and including images of Jones's source material and his own photography, this is the first publication to survey his career.

Jones established his reputation in the 1960s as a Pop artist. Since then he has remained true to his artistic roots, developing a rich vein of imagery drawn predominantly from the world of advertising and exploring the boundaries between commercial and fine art. As well as investigating his fine-art work, this publication looks at other aspects of his career - his work for the theatre, ballet and film and reveals an artist who, having been influenced by the world of fashion, has seen his work appropriated by the fashion world.

PROLOGUE:RAW MATERIAL

FIGURES AS OBJECTS

IDEAS AND PLEASURES:PAINTED AMBIGUITY

THE STORY BOARD AND THE PALETTE:DRAWINGS,WATERCOLOURS AND STUDIO PRACTICE

PARTYING AND PRINTMAKING:TWIN VECTORS

THE THIRD DIMENSION

MATERIALS AND PROJECTS

EPILOGUE

EPILOGUE

BIOGRAPHY

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INDEX