Darren Jones Reveals Digital Influences and Artistic Inspirations in artcritical Column

Artist, curator, and critic Darren Jones shares his most-visited websites and their impact on his artistic practice in a BOOKMARKED column for artcritical. Jones, a regular contributor to the publication, lists sites including PornMD, which he uses for efficiency and inspiration from the male physique, and Kate Bush YouTube searches, citing her as a key influence alongside Emily Brontë and Caspar David Friedrich. He references Wikipedia entries on Scottish castles, drawing on their history for works like Portrait as a Gargoyle (2013) and Portrait as a Devil (2014). Other tools include Wordsmith.org for wordplay, his own website darrenjonesart.com as a digital studio, Maploco for geographic motifs, Thesaurus.com for vocabulary, and Logolalia.com for concrete poetry. Jones critiques social media self-presentation and discusses the potential of digital spaces over traditional galleries. The column was published on January 22, 2015.