Maxim Tolstykin

Origins

Abstractionism captivated me in the early 2000s. In 2004 I learned about Indian dreamcatchers, which according to Indian beliefs protected the mind and served as amulets, preventing bad dreams from entering the mind and trapping illness and evil spirits in their intricate woven patterns.

Inspiration

At the beginning of my creative journey, being in one place, inspiration was a rare guest for me.

But over time, addresses of inspiration appeared: Orenburg, Kardailovo village, Surgut, Moscow, Krasny Sulin, Rostov-on-Don, Sochi, Gelendzhik, Garkusha settlement, Kerch, Simferopol, the city of Belogorsk in Crimea, Krasnodar, Goryachy Klyuch, Tolyatti, Kazan, Tel Aviv, Belokamenka village, Novomoskovsk, Ufa, Tashkent, the city of Almalyk in the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan, Murmansk, Metlino settlement, Labytnangi.

Transformation

October 11, 2020 — ISNI registered: 0000 0004 9230 3964.
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May 16, 2022 — the collection “Abstractions — Dreamcatchers” was registered (Copyrus Certificate No. 022-013676).

October 30, 2023 — application filed for registration of the TOINMAX.ART trademark.
May 14, 2024 — the TOINMAX.ART trademark was officially registered (No. 1021209).

December 2024 — March 2025 — development of the crystal series. Existing abstract images were transformed into crystalline forms.

Around the New Year a manual minting concept was developed: one contract — one NFT.

Late 2025 — January 2026 — the series was finalized and deployed to the blockchain.

Acknowledgements

I want to say thank you.

To my loved ones, who helped me in every possible way at the beginning of my creative journey: Mother, Grandmother, Father.

Friends, colleagues.