( CNN ) -- Goofing around in the office has been taken to a whole new level by a couple of guys who work for Squarespace , a website creation company in New York City . Chris Limbrick and Francesco Fragomeni started making what they call `` painting remixes '' in early November . The side-by-side mashups of everything from Michelangelo 's `` The Creation of Adam '' to Frida Kahlo 's 1943 self-portrait `` Thinking About Death '' have gathered thousands of followers on their website , Tumblr and Instagram pages . The project they 've dubbed `` FoolsDoArt '' began on a whim , and got an unlikely assist from Limbrick 's mother . `` We were sitting around with some friends at work and we randomly ended up reenacting a scene from the Sistine Chapel , '' the pair wrote in an email to CNN . `` One of our coworkers pulled out her phone and took a picture which we thought was funny but we did n't initially think anything of it . Chris texted the photo to his mom , who then stitched our shot together with a photograph from the actual Sistine Chapel and texted it back to Chris . '' Thus began a quest to recreate some of the most iconic works of art in the world in their downtime at work . The rules : They can use only props that are available in the office and any photo editing must be done on their smartphones using apps like Snapseed , Diptic , and Square InstaPic . `` We really enjoy the DIY look of the photos so we also made a rule against using Photoshop , '' the pair said . Both men are art lovers and avid photographers outside of work too . Fragomeni was printmaker specializing in antiquarian photo-chemical printmaking processes before moving over to the tech field . So they 've got some background in creating beautiful things . They 've also got access to much cooler office supplies than your average cubicle dweller . Squarespace is a creatively fertile workplace , they say , and you never know what 's lurking around , waiting to be incorporated into a photo shoot . `` There 's always lots of strange stuff sitting around , '' they wrote . `` Some of it has been left from past Halloween costumes and some has just randomly appeared . The unicorn mask was a mystery for a long time . No one knew where it came from . We found out recently that it belongs to a coworker in another department who brought it over a couple years ago . '' Their bosses are supportive , and the shoots are a small part of their workday . It can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes to do one recreation , `` depending on how complex the image is and how creative we have to get with the costumes . '' Colleagues have been eager to get in on the fun by posing , assisting and lending clothing and props to the project . You can help too : The guys are taking idea submissions via their website . Maybe a little Jackson Pollock abstraction next ?
Co - workers Daniel Limbrick and Francesco Fragomeni recreate classic paintings for fun . The office project has grown into a website , blog and Twitter account . The artists are art lovers and their website , Squarespace , encourages the creative project .