Photos & Art by James Velasquez Welcome to an exploration of artistic ideas and concepts that I’m currently working on including photos, videos, drawings and a variety of mediums. Most of what I post is my own work, but occasionally, I may also post things which were not originally mine, always citing the original sources whenever possible. Besides working in theatre and music, I’m also a freelance artist, photographer and designer based in New Orleans.Tumblr (3.0; @obsidianzero)http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e7023b7fb7937536addbc2f8a5df0387/tumblr_mm6vsvBbXn1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8703224020/" title="Under Construction">Under Construction</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/49459660006http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/49459660006Thu, 02 May 2013 16:02:55 -0500<a href="http://yourmonkeycalled.com/post/44174487350/you-are-boring">"You are boring. So, so boring."</a>: <p><a href="http://putthison.com/post/44177774260/you-are-boring-so-so-boring" class="tumblr_blog">putthison</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>The brilliant Scott Simpson explains something important: <strong>how not to be an awful, boring person.</strong></p> <p>Scott is a guy I’ve seen walk into a thousand rooms and make five new best friends in ten minutes. He knows what he is talking about. Pay attention to this man.</p></blockquote>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/44207725410http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/44207725410Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:05:14 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5d19dc5662a86b9fc476705652c40d9f/tumblr_milo2cPqET1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8495837013/" title="The Tree of Lights">The Tree of Lights</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/43691545159http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/43691545159Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:25:24 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4acd7ec38529b80ab2b19b9a7a64ec8a/tumblr_mh8yejzJvJ1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8416786053/" title="Yellow Squared">Yellow Squared</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/41539696864http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/41539696864Sat, 26 Jan 2013 13:06:18 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b238a60eb2f83d5612aff88654e851c5/tumblr_mgojtkrFoJ1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8384586350/" title="Triangle in Yellow">Triangle in Yellow</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/40613296764http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/40613296764Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:39:20 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/682941e4d35be862cd57a64679621c9a/tumblr_mgbx5ldkPt1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8361977859/" title="Circles, Triangles and Squares"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8361977859_6d0e37c2c0_m.jpg" alt="Circles, Triangles and Squares" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p>View my 2 latest photos on Flickr: <a href="http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDxF7WQ"><a href="http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDxF7WQ">http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDxF7WQ</a></a></p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/40043616438http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/40043616438Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:58:33 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/643a0482ef13662e107e0c6019d6644e/tumblr_mg7yqqLszF1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8354068553/" title="Split in Yellow"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8497/8354068553_e52ea316b3_m.jpg" alt="Split in Yellow" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p>View my 2 latest photos on Flickr: <a href="http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDvwjCn"><a href="http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDvwjCn">http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDvwjCn</a></a></p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/39857945612http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/39857945612Sun, 06 Jan 2013 13:42:26 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/103ea6be7c918578ec4883ade9dc6ce3/tumblr_mfr9gh9vj41qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 10px auto 0 auto;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8318285525/" title="Bobba and Bruno"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8214/8318285525_f1115ecd3a_m.jpg" alt="Bobba and Bruno" style="width:240px; display:inline-block; margin-right:2%; padding:0; border:0; overflow:hidden;margin-right:0;"/></a></div><p>View my 2 latest photos on Flickr: <a href="http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDobqHL"><a href="http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDobqHL">http://flic.kr/u/FhoXT/aHsjDobqHL</a></a></p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/39057399576http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/39057399576Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:14:40 -0600<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a966f132d2cac6621e7c93e7eaded2d/tumblr_mf8lggBKyP1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8273070599/" title="Gotham Central">Gotham Central</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Chicago</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/38234000492http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/38234000492Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:19:27 -0600streetphotographyphotographyphotoforgephotoiphoneographyiphone4iphonedesigncrossprocesscitycameraart4tografie<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9136635907ff32e4974a306d5dd27a0/tumblr_mf8lftTby91qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8273069217/" title="Cityscape 2">Cityscape 2</a> on Flickr.</p><p>Chicago</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/38233981085http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/38233981085Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:19:05 -06004tografieartcameracitycrossprocessdesigniphoneiphone4iphoneographyphotophotoforgephotographystreetphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mej6lwwezr1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8246044618/" title="odyssey copy">odyssey copy</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>The third in a series of new designs for Greek classics. <br/><br/> An original poster/book cover design I created for The Odyssey.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/37220528997http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/37220528997Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:58:00 -0600GreeceOdysseusOdysseyartbook coverdesignliteratureclassicsbooks<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mej6hlz3MX1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8246044932/" title="iliad_3a copy">iliad_3a copy</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>The second in a series of new designs for Greek classics. <br/><br/> A sample of the original design for the interior pages and text I created for The Iliad.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/37220328272http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/37220328272Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:56:00 -0600BookGreeceIliadTextartdesignliteratureclassics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mej6dswvAO1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8244976617/" title="iliad copy">iliad copy</a> on Flickr.</p> <p>The first in a series of new designs for Greek classics. <br/><br/> An original poster/book cover design I created for The Iliad.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/37220151047http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/37220151047Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:53:00 -0600AchillesGreeceIliadTrojanWarartbook coverdesignliteraturebooksbookclassics<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5rkl9lxw1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8224873130/" title="A Singular Space">A Singular Space</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36674357441http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36674357441Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:05:09 -06004tografieabstractartcameracitycrossprocessdesignfrenchquarterhipstamatichipstamaticartiphoneiphone4iphoneographymultiexposureneworleansphotophotoforgephotographyblackandwhiteblackwhitepictureshow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5rk6ujtF1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8224872722/" title="Color Blocked">Color Blocked</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36674344415http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36674344415Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:04:54 -0600artabstract4tografiecameracitycrossprocessdesignfrenchquarterhipstamatichipstamaticartiphoneiphone4iphoneographymultiexposureneworleansphotophotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5rjsUWhQ1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8223797107/" title="A Digital Reflection">A Digital Reflection</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36674333203http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36674333203Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:04:39 -0600photographyphotophotoforgeneworleansmultiexposureiphoneographyiphone4iphonehipstamaticarthipstamaticfrenchquarterdesigncrossprocesscameracityartabstract4tografieblackandwhiteblackwhite<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdt70aMBt41qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8199124574/" title="Labyrinth">Labyrinth</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36167810946http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/36167810946Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:09:46 -06004tografieartblackandwhiteblackwhitecameracamerapluscitycrossprocessdesigniphoneiphone4iphoneographyphotophotoforgephotographystreetphotographychicago<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjy9k8E2m1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8189635202/" title="A View of Chicago">A View of Chicago</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/35802075307http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/35802075307Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:22:32 -06004tografieartcameracrossprocessdesigniphoneiphone4iphoneographyphotophotoforgephotographystreetphotographyChicagoCity<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdjy95ROiN1qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8189633792/" title="Firescape">Firescape</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/35802057891http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/35802057891Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:22:17 -06004tografieartcameracrossprocessdesignfrenchquarteriphoneiphone4iphoneographyneworleansphotophotoforgephotographystreetphotography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mccvzrIh031qfnjr5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/obsidianzero/8116566249/" title="The Circus of Life">The Circus of Life</a> on Flickr.</p>http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/34171497405http://obsidianzero.tumblr.com/post/34171497405Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:16:38 -0500streetphotographystreetpartyphotographyneworleansparadepartyphotomardigrasiphoneographyiphone4iphonehipstamaticarthipstamaticfrenchquarterdocumentarydesigncrossprocesscameraart4tografie