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Two Bored Coworkers Recreate Famous Paintings Using Their Office Supplies
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Two Bored Coworkers Recreate Famous Paintings Using Their Office Supplies

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If you’re bored at the office and don’t know what to do (besides work, ugh), Chris Limbrick and Francesco Fragomeni have got you covered. These two (clearly very busy) workers at Squarespace in NY spend their free time recreating famous paintings using whatever they find in their office for a project they’ve called “Fools Do Art.”

There are two simple rules they follow – only use stuff found in the office, and any editing must be done on their smart phones. Given those limitations, they’ve done an amazing job!

More info: foolsdoart.com | Tumblr | Instagram (h/t: modernmet)

“The Girl with the Pearl Earring” by Johannes Vermeer, 1665

“Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci, 1503-1506

“The Son of Man” by Rene Magritte, 1964

“Blonde Beauty” by Walt Otto, circa 1950′s

“Napoleon Crossing the Alps” by Jacques-Louis David, 1801

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“Christ’s Appearance to Mary Magdalene After the Resurrection” by Alexander Ivanov, 1835

“Two Ballet Dancers” by Edgar Degas, c. 1879

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“Portrait of a Man in a Turban” by Jan van Eyck, 1433

“Thinking About Death” Frida Kahlo, 1943

“Timoclea uccide il capitano di Alessandro Magno” by Elisabetta Sirani, 1659

“The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp” by Rembrandt, c.1632

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“Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth, 1948

“Tommaso di Folco Portinari” by Hans Memling, 1470

“The Old Guitarist” by Pablo Picasso, 1903-1904

“Lady and the Unicorn: Sight,” c. 1500

“David with the Head of Goliath” by Caravaggio, 1610

“The Creation of Adam” by Michelangelo, 1511-1512

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There is a beast with heart of cold stone that dashes like lightning, shreds flesh from bone. // Bewitched by this beast, I fell to my knees. My mouth babbled madness and mumbled soft pleas. // I stared down the ravenous, gnashing dark maw of a cute cuddly kitten with yarn in its paw

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kerrilane
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it!! I want to work with them! And what do they do to have such great props at work? I have paperclips and a damn stapler. lol

PhaerieWhylde
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't help but wonder... Who the heck has unicorn and horse heads in their office supply cupboard and do they have any vacancies?

StephanieBaker
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where the heck do they work that they have all of that as "office supplies"?

PeggyNorman
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bored Panda, I know you need advertising to exist, but when the ad covers most of the story with no way to easily remove it, it is frustrating and makes me want to stop visiting your site.

PeggyNorman
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bored Panda, I know that sites need advertising in order to support and finance the page, but when ads cover most of the words in a story and there is no way to easily remove them, it is extremely annoying. Makes me not want to follow you.

PeggyBlanchard
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they're wonderfully creative, with great senses of humor! Thanks!

Kathi McCallum
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love it! Especially the Mexican hat... By the way, you have someone paying you while you guys set up these pics?1 Must be a great boss!

rozie
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. What an imagination. They must have plenty of spare time in their office.what a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

Barb Braun
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

VERY creative and fun! I'd love to know where they work and I loved it that they used paper toilet seat covers as Elizabethan collars.

BetiHorvath
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely a wide supply of clothes and fabrics around the office!

Marika Moor
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

some pictures are really artistic, humouros and not similar at all. and then some are quite similar, good work both ways!

ChloeBriouse
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In some pictures you should normally have been partly naked... Or totally like in the last one :)

cest_nayce
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahahahahaha!!! This made me laugh out loud in the office! where do these guys work!?

JohnGiunta
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

--People should not waste their lives in jobs that bore them.

Enrico Scofone
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what kind of office do they work in? I work in a law firm we have unicorns and horse heads but no sombreros.

EnricoScofone
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

brilliant but what kind of office do they work in? i don't have a sombrero in my office and we are a *GHghghghghgh* serious law firm.

Janet Paulin
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am disappointed that no office supply was used in the last one LOL

JanetPaulin
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disappointing that there was no office supply used for the last one. LOL.

MaryamSmith
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Call me crazy, but shouldn't they be working while at work? Anyway, the pics are hysterical. The Napoleon Crossing the Alps, genuis!

Rena Red
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks they were not only 2.Also,bored or bored after pot?I know it's biased to assume you smoke pot just because dreadlocks,but I just did:P

Rena Red
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't smoke pot, but sometimes I can be quite biased :) But, in other words, I enjoyed the photos (sun)

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JoanneBeauleRuggles
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I was their boss...I wouldn't get anything done because I would be watch to see what they are up to!

JosephTimoteo
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a lot of props... I wonder what they actually do for work haha

MirjanaLevaja
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9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.google.rs/maps/@40.7208599,-74.001013,3a,47.9y,72.02h,57.04t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sPlKZZ8z7afgAAAQIt1GCzg!2e0!3e2!6m1!1e1

RachelleLozano
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what we do when we are bored at work :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd2Fce0Doj8&feature=youtu.be

JasonWilks
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

None of those were office supplies. Anyone who has way to much free time and money can do exactly that. Not impressed!

MatthewStrauch
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can see year end reviews now..."It's been a good year, but due to the out of control office supply budget, we have to let some of you go."

LauraRouyer
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Creative and too much time on their hands. Perhaps brainstorm things to do with their free time. Maybe alternate with something charitable

LillianaHoffman
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well, congratulations to their boss for paying them to not do their job... not really unique or inspired... others you've posted were better

kerrilane
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it!! I want to work with them! And what do they do to have such great props at work? I have paperclips and a damn stapler. lol

PhaerieWhylde
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't help but wonder... Who the heck has unicorn and horse heads in their office supply cupboard and do they have any vacancies?

StephanieBaker
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where the heck do they work that they have all of that as "office supplies"?

PeggyNorman
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bored Panda, I know you need advertising to exist, but when the ad covers most of the story with no way to easily remove it, it is frustrating and makes me want to stop visiting your site.

PeggyNorman
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bored Panda, I know that sites need advertising in order to support and finance the page, but when ads cover most of the words in a story and there is no way to easily remove them, it is extremely annoying. Makes me not want to follow you.

PeggyBlanchard
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they're wonderfully creative, with great senses of humor! Thanks!

Kathi McCallum
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Love it! Especially the Mexican hat... By the way, you have someone paying you while you guys set up these pics?1 Must be a great boss!

rozie
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. What an imagination. They must have plenty of spare time in their office.what a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

Barb Braun
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

VERY creative and fun! I'd love to know where they work and I loved it that they used paper toilet seat covers as Elizabethan collars.

BetiHorvath
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely a wide supply of clothes and fabrics around the office!

Marika Moor
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

some pictures are really artistic, humouros and not similar at all. and then some are quite similar, good work both ways!

ChloeBriouse
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In some pictures you should normally have been partly naked... Or totally like in the last one :)

cest_nayce
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

hahahahahaha!!! This made me laugh out loud in the office! where do these guys work!?

JohnGiunta
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

--People should not waste their lives in jobs that bore them.

Enrico Scofone
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what kind of office do they work in? I work in a law firm we have unicorns and horse heads but no sombreros.

EnricoScofone
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

brilliant but what kind of office do they work in? i don't have a sombrero in my office and we are a *GHghghghghgh* serious law firm.

Janet Paulin
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am disappointed that no office supply was used in the last one LOL

JanetPaulin
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disappointing that there was no office supply used for the last one. LOL.

MaryamSmith
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Call me crazy, but shouldn't they be working while at work? Anyway, the pics are hysterical. The Napoleon Crossing the Alps, genuis!

Rena Red
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks they were not only 2.Also,bored or bored after pot?I know it's biased to assume you smoke pot just because dreadlocks,but I just did:P

Rena Red
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't smoke pot, but sometimes I can be quite biased :) But, in other words, I enjoyed the photos (sun)

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JoanneBeauleRuggles
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wish I was their boss...I wouldn't get anything done because I would be watch to see what they are up to!

JosephTimoteo
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a lot of props... I wonder what they actually do for work haha

MirjanaLevaja
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

https://www.google.rs/maps/@40.7208599,-74.001013,3a,47.9y,72.02h,57.04t/data=!3m5!1e1!3m3!1sPlKZZ8z7afgAAAQIt1GCzg!2e0!3e2!6m1!1e1

RachelleLozano
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is what we do when we are bored at work :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd2Fce0Doj8&feature=youtu.be

JasonWilks
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

None of those were office supplies. Anyone who has way to much free time and money can do exactly that. Not impressed!

MatthewStrauch
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can see year end reviews now..."It's been a good year, but due to the out of control office supply budget, we have to let some of you go."

LauraRouyer
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Creative and too much time on their hands. Perhaps brainstorm things to do with their free time. Maybe alternate with something charitable

LillianaHoffman
Community Member
9 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well, congratulations to their boss for paying them to not do their job... not really unique or inspired... others you've posted were better

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