Toronto Fan Expo 2010!!!

Have you ever heard of FanExpo? Maybe you have? Maybe you haven’t. Imagine this… you’re in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre surrounded by every comic book dealer that exchanged your favourite comic books for every penny you earned, horror flick paraphernalia readily available, some of the biggest Sci-Fi stars in the world sitting at autograph booths… and several thousands fans, 10% of which we’re in costume. WHAT AN AWESOME TIME!!!!

Originally we decided to head to this extravaganza just to be caught up in the moment of it all… to be swept up by all the excitement around the stars and heroes of our childhood. It delivered on so may levels. My sis and I head over on Saturday morning, 11AM, stood in a 30 minute line outside the convention centre… followed by another 30 minute wait in the convention centre. I think we knew from the hunger and exhaustion of the line alone that this was going to be an awesome day. Upon walking in, it delivered on so many levels. Comic books, amazing costumes… Adam West, David Cronenberg, Bill Moseley, William Forsythe, James Marsters, Heahter Langenkamp, Stan Lee, Ernest Borgnine, Dean Stockwell, Peter Mayhew, Michael Dorn…. It goes on and on… I’m not sure why we were so starstruck by these heros that we grew up with. I mean, they are people just like us… selling their autographs and photos for a price. Either way, it made my month… and I think I can speak on my sister’s behalf when I say we had an amazing time!

So, to the pictures… as mentioned, at the show there were several fans dressed up and decked out in costume. I had taken photos at this event, and I was going to post them...but I thought, how could I make these pictures a little different? By having fun with them! SO, I have posted three pictures to get your thoughts… to see if I should edit more like this moving forward. Write and let me know what you think.

Anyway, my recommendation for the future… attend Toronto Comic Con in March… don’t miss it… and wear your best costume!

Happy Wednesday!

Koray (Core-EYE) Salih

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

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

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 

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 

T-West "Coming Home" Video

Following up on the shoot of T-West's "Coming Home" music video, below is the video!!!

"fury..."

"fury..."
acrylic on canvas
36"x12"

“fury…” this last conscious entry in the emotion series is inspired by Rachmaninov’s Piano Concertos 2 and 4. Very intense…Rich! It takes you on an emotional rollercoaster. Leads you down many roads. The three dots after the word fury refer to what will follow the emotional pinnacle. I purposely didn’t call it “anger” as anger is an emotional build up before… the EXPLOSION! Within minutes, hours a person looks back at what they have done and is likely to feel some regret… but fury is a headspace… you are in it for a while… 5 minutes? 2 weeks? 7 years? Because it is the result of a long term build up. Now this is a Taurus perspective on it all. Fury is the result of harm inflicted on you or someone you care about, fury is the result of someone or a group who have committed an act which has wrong you or your own. It a revenge mindset with all the ups and downs that someone experiences… I will admit, this painting was challenging to paint, considering the impact is has on the viewer… To get the feeling I was going after, I had to put myself in the right headspace… as a wonderful piano teacher once said… you must feel what you create… or else, what you have created will mean nothing to the audience. It was not easy slipping into this vengeful mindset, but it was an exercise I needed to go through… sessions had to end with positive upbeat music to bring me out.

Please, when viewing this painting, only view it with the purpose of allowing you to think and understand… but always finish your sessions with positive positive positive!

Love

Koray (Core-EYE) Salih