Maiko L.S.A. (born Karolina Paceviciute, 1991, Lithuania) is a multidisciplinary creator whose life weaves psychedelic visual art and DJing into one continuous voyage. Based today in Barcelona after formative years in Italy’s rave underground, she has grown from sketching ideas in a travel notebook to exhibiting at Europe’s flagship psy‑culture festivals and commanding dancefloors on four continents. Below you’ll find the key threads of her story, links to see more, and practical ways to follow or collect her work.
Biography & Early Path
After moving to Italy in her teens (Where I remember meeting her for the first time), Karolina immersed herself in the free-party and tekno squat scene, organizing illegal gatherings from 2008 under crews such as VIF Tribe and later the Little Dark Family collective, which helped seed Italy’s dark-psy culture.
Travelling the European festival circuit in 2013 ignited her visual practice: she began consolidating unfinished sketches into what became her first series of “psychedelic & visionary” illustrations.
Artistic Style & Themes
Maiko’s drawings layer dense, labyrinthine line‑work with mythic creatures, plant spirits, and alchemical symbols. She describes visionary art as “manifesting what sits inside each person, mixing raw experience with gained wisdom to clarify reality.”
Works range from monochrome ink pieces to vivid digital colour, often exploring shamanic archetypes (e.g., the frog‑medicine homage “A Song for the Kambô”) or fractal geometries that hint at altered states.
Exhibitions & Festival Galleries
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O.Z.O.R.A. (Hungary) – recurrent art gallery participant, including the “Girl‑Powered Day Zero” showcase.
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Freqs of Nature (Germany) – early international exposure for her large‑format canvases.
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Masters of Puppets (Czech Republic) – gallery curation & print sales; she also designs stage décor and performs DJ sets at the festival.
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Additional showings include Kalimela (Portugal), WAO Festival (Italy), and regional craft routes such as Coop’Art in Catalonia, which lists her as a featured craftsperson.
Music Career & DJ Persona
Under the name Djane Maiko, she spins dark‑psy, psy‑core, and high‑tech sets ranging 175‑200 BPM, praised for eclectic mash‑ups and “full‑euphoria” climaxes.
Appearances span Universo Paralello (BR), Psy‑Fi (NL), WAO (IT), Masters of Puppets, Ozora, and many more, with tours reaching India, Mexico, the USA, and Australia.
Alongside studio releases via labels like Alice D Records.
How to Experience or Collect Her Work
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Festival Galleries – originals and fine‑art giclées are usually first released at Ozora, Masters of Puppets, or WAO; arriving early secures lower‑edition numbers.
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Direct Commissions – contact via email (listed on Coop’Art) for custom murals, tattoo flash, or album covers.
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Print Drops – follow Instagram stories for limited‑run prints that often sell out within days.
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Digital Collectibles – periodic NFT‑style releases are hinted at; subscribe to her Facebook art page for updates.
Maiko L.S.A.’s dual path as visual alchemist and sonic sorceress continues to blur the boundaries between what we see and what we feel – whether you catch her ink swirling on a gallery wall or basslines spiralling through a sunrise Hitech dancefloor.
