All of the artwork on this page has been created by Giancarlo C. Brajdic , who is our October Selected Artist

Please feel free to email Joanne at: chefgiancarlo@yahoo.com

Giancarlo (Johnny) Brajdic is a native Floridian who was born in sunny Miami, Florida.

Johnny's path in life was pretty much set in stone at birth. Born to a highly musical and creative family, Johnny began his journey into the world of creation as a young child. His mother weaned him on horror shorts, history, and all other aspects of the arts.

Don't think Johnny's father was any different; a concert pianist and an astrophysicist, he possessed a highly creative mind, in keeping with the rest of his very talented family. Collectively, his father's side of the family were known as:

THE FABULOUS GIOVANNIS

The Giovannis played around the United States, rubbing elbows with the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Old Blue Eyes himself. Johnny was immersed in a creative empire. Surrounded by performers and celebrities, he lived it every day of his life. Johnny went on to study jazz/fusion guitar and became an extremely advanced player. When he wasn't doing Renaissance dancing with his mother and father's group he was playing music or writing imaginative stories.

As a teenager Johnny met up with Emilio Remior, who would go on to be one of his lifelong friends and creative associates. They started dabbling in the special effects world and reached a point--as mere kids--where they could reproduce just about anything they saw. Emilio was already a highly gifted artist to begin with. Once Johnny began working with industrial design, their talents and minds melded, working as a single, unstoppable creative unit.

Johnny went on to study film and television at Miami Lakes Technical Education Center, where he met a person who gave him the opportunity to experience his dreams. Dario Jaramillo became a key figure in Johnny's life. He saw a desire, a burning passion that reminded Dario of himself as a kid. Dario was quick to put Johnny on the sets of national commercial spots, leading to meetings with members of the industry and the opportunity--rare for someone so young--to work with several respected industry professionals.

Johnny’s commercial endeavors include work for the following companies and celebrities:

Delta Airlines
Campbell's Soup
Univision
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)
John Gress Productions
Nightlight Studios
Johnny Deep (Historical Re-production Art)

Following on the heels of his early commercial success, Johnny was introduced to Micheal Arron Delgado of Aviar Films. Mr. Delgado was a special visual effects consultant for several television programs and major motion pictures such as The Abyss, Star Trek, and Demolition Man. Johnny worked diligently on his craft, letting it consume him, until he emerged a professional-level S.F.X artist.

At 25, Johnny opened his own film group: "Creative Anatomy S.F.X. Group." They performed work for such major industry leaders as:

Warner Brothers Studios
Walt Disney World
Dell Computer
Universal Studios Florida

Currently Johnny is the Owner/Operator and Creative Engineer behind the madness known as AFTERLIFE MEDIA.

You can learn more about Giancarlo (Johnny) Brajdic HERE

Johnny has designed and created cover art for many magazines, including this one: