16: 27 . I don’t paint reality as it is. Instead, I prefer to paint my vision of what could actually exist in the world; I tend to imagine things. This is why painting is great but I like all types of art. I do photography because it captures perfect representations of people, scenes and landscapes and I paint when I try to re-create what’s in my own mind.  Initially, I wanted to do movie making. But it was too expensive of a hobby. (He laughs)

I love art because it allows me to think outside the box. Artists takes bits and pieces of objects or subjects and use that to create. Politicians should try this approach more often.

(Tomas works as a parliamentary assistant at the European Parliament)