Flavorwire » Extremely Silly Photos Of Extremely Serious Artists

You might think visual artists have it easy -- hanging out with models and making pretty pictures -- but after a long day of churning out portraits (at the Factory, perhaps) or patiently mixing colors, every serious artist needs to cut loose and let his silly side shine. After all, writers can't have all the fun, can they? In fact, from what we can tell, artists come up with some of the strangest and funniest ways to play, and we've collected a few snaps of their most ridiculous escapades, both candid and posed, here. Click through to check out our gallery of very silly photos of very serious (or at least seriously acclaimed) visual artists, and when you're through, you just might consider putting aside your work for the afternoon and going out to play.

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