Friday, August 27, 2010

D-Sisive At Rancho



If you've been in conversation with me in the last few months, I’m sure you’ve heard the name D-Sisive once or twice. A Toronto based Hip Hop artist that’s just solid, and keeps at his music.

My favourite songs?

Up
Song to Sing
Glorious
West Coast

He was part of a lineup last Thursday at Rancho Relaxo… and I took this opportunity to see D-Sisive live!!! Originally, my only goal was to attend the show... but with some time and thinking, I decided to photograph the event. So I rented the lens I've had my eye on for the past few months and had some fun! For this shoot I decided against using flash, a challenge considering I had not done it before. This was probably not the best location to try this due to the low red lighting and low ceiling... BUT, how would we grow if we never tried. The show was solid, full of laughs and some great foot tapping beats!

Anyway, I've attached a couple of pictures from the event for your perusal!

Enjoy!

Koray (Core-EYE) Salih

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Koray Salih Painting Sale!


It's time for my paintings to enter the lives of others so they can do for others what they have done for me. The paintings I've created over the past few years are now available for sale!

An easy decision? No....over the years I've been very close with the images I've painted, the deep emotions in each one... often times when painting, I felt like I was chipping away to reveal the story in each canvas. Why so much feeling? Once upon a time ago I learned from an old teacher that if you don't feel what you create then the onlookers will feel very little themselves. It is as a result of this I learned to invest myself into what I do.

Now, it has come time for these paintings to enter your lives and your space. Below I've listed out each painting available for purchase along with a price. Here are some quick notes about the paintings, and please make sure you read the note at the bottom of this list for final details.

-All mediums and measurements are listed below the painting.
-If you are interested in a painting, please e-mail me at info@koraysalih.com with the painting title in the subject line.



Title: “How I see it”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30”x10”
Price: $350 SOLD



Title: “Too Much”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30”x10” 
Price: $350



Title: “Love is…"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 
Size: 20”x30” 
Price: $550 SOLD



Title: “Warning signs"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 24”x36”
Price: $700



Title:
Her: “Love me…”
Him: “I wish I knew how to.”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 
Size: 8”x16”
Price: $200



Title: “ten thousand words”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 
Size: 8”x16”
Price: $250 SOLD




Title: “when I grow up!” or "what may...or may never be"
Materials: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 12”x36”
Price: $600



Title: "V for Vendetta...or Valentines..."
Size: 24" x 36"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 
Price: $600 SOLD



Title: "Speaking with the Soul"
Size: 24" x 36"
Medium: Acrylics 
Price: $700



Title: "Just cause I'm wrong, doesn't make you right!"
Size: 11" x 14"
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 
Price: $400




Title: "You'll never know dear... how much I love you..." (Expressions Series)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 3' x 5'
Price: $1250



Title: "fury..." (Expressions Series)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas 
Size: 36"x12"
Price: $700



Title: “…” (Expressions Series)
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 3' x 2'
Price: $700



Notes regarding the paintings:
-All paintings must be purchased in person, and paid for with a certified cheque
-Prices are non-negotiable
-Image rights belong to Koray Salih

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Evren at Dundas Square!


Hello everyone! Recently I had the chance to check out the performance of Evren and his crew at Dundas Square, what fun and what a privilege!

Haven’t heard of him? Well, I’m sure you’ve heard his music as it appears in the Toyota Matrix Ad “Do I Go”, in the opening of Degrassi and most recently having written the song “We Could Be the Same” for Turkish band maNga, who placed second in Eurovision.

At the show they had played songs from past albums combined with the song “And there I was” the single off the new album. I can say the show was good fun!

Koray (Core-EYE) Salih 







Monday, August 9, 2010

G20 - Necessary?



Here are just a couple of photos that I took at the Toronto G20 protests. You’ll notice that I’ve tagged these pictures with the word “Necessary?”… Why? Well, I can’t help but revisit that period over and over again, and think… was it all necessary? Did the G20 summit need to take place in the downtown core? Did our city need to be vandalized? Did our downtown core have to turn into a prison? Did the police have to overreact that much? Did Canadians have to pay $1 Billion in security?

As you can tell I am just full of questions… I am sure much like most of you.

Koray (Core-EYE) Salih