Tomas Morch
Tomas Morch was born during the 1980s in Czechoslovakia, during the twilight of the Communist regime. As a child, he joined a secret Scouting troop and spent almost a decade exploring the wonders of nature and learning to appreciate its heritage.
In his teenage years, Tomas pursued studies at a hospitality school, graduating with distinction after five years of rigorous training. During this time, he honed his skills as a professional bartender, developing a passion for American freestyle bartending. This love for the art launched his entertainment career which took him to places such as the Czech Republic, Germany, and eventually London in the United Kingdom.
Martial arts has been another lifelong pursuit for Tomas. Starting with Shotokan Karate, Taekwondo and Aikido as a teenager, he would later expand his expertise into various mixed martial disciplines, reflecting his dedication to personal growth and mastery.
Tomas inherited from his father, Vladimir, a deep appreciation for art where he had the opportunity to observe his father at work, reproducing oil paintings by renowned impressionists painters such as Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne. With a passion for drawing since a young age, Tomas eventually embraced abstract expressionism as his preferred style. What started out as merely a hobby eventually blossomed into a full-time career as a painter of modern abstract expressionism.
After moving to London in 2005, Tomas has been greatly inspired by London’s cosmopolitan culture and realised that he had an urge to share his life’s experiences through writing his book Live Life Through Art. In it, he reflects on contemporary art, martial arts, the hospitality industry, his successes and setbacks, motivation, and self-discovery as both an abstract painter and a writer.