QTargets Art Project that was born and exhibited in Qatar, traveled to the US, Switzerland, and UK before finally this summer it was hosted in Ukraine.
Within the creative project QTargets, the local Qatari and expatriate artists’ art pieces were displayed in the biggest cities in Ukraine. Kiev and Lviv extended the warmest hospitality and keen interest in the project idea of peaceful messages depicted on shooting targets, said a statement.
Ukrainian mass media introduced to the audience the initiator and main artist Andrii Chernovil, as well as the other artists of the project: Mariam Al Thani, Eiman Ali Alsaad, Fatima Abdulla Muhammeda Alkhalaf, Ghada Mubarak Al Maadeed, Khalifa Al obaidly, Mustafina Jansaya and Dalia Al Sherif.
The exposition was opened by Valery Bitaev, Vice-President of Ukraine National Academy of Arts, who said “The Qtargets project has a value and an importance in consolidation between the countries. At the same time the concept of contemporary art project brings people together to enhance professionalism of artists.” Vasily Perevalsy, a famous Ukrainian artist and Head of Department of Graphics of the National Academy of Arts and Architecture said: “Each and every one in his own way works on the formation of peace all over the world: there is military on the front, there are politicians in the legal system, there are diplomats at the negotiation. And there are people who use the universal language of art, who live and breathe through an idea of goodness, peace and tolerance all over the world.”
Ukrainian artist couple Andrii Chernovil and Nadiia Chernovil launched “Qtargets — message for peace for next generations” in 2016 not only to promote art and love for art in the society but also to spread the message of love and peace across the globe.
Source: Peninsula Qatar
In April 2016, their creative group launched a project “Qtargets – message for peace for next generations” where “Q” means “Qatar” and “Targets” means “real governmental, social and cultural targets of country Qatar and society”.
The project aims at researching how people in different countries, of various age groups and interests see the concept of peace.
For Qtargets Project, the couple uses shooting target papers and participants write their personal and original message of peace on them. Each participant is asked to leave a message in their native language by answering the question: “What is your positive message for peace?” As people express their messages of peace on small shooting target papers, these targets are juxtaposed as a large painting creating a unique artwork. All Doha-based artists, aged 14 and above, who see their future connected with the art and creativity, have been given a great opportunity through the project to express their creativity and imagination and to participate in the project at different locations.
The organizers were interviewed by numerous journalists from local newspapers, radios and TV channels in recent exhibitions Ukraine where they shared not only the concept of QTargets but introduced and represented Qatar as a peaceful country. In the exhibition paintings created on target papers, collected in Qatar, London and other countries were displayed. Nadia Chernovil, curator said, “Qatar is a multinational country in which we were fortunate to meet people from more than 65 countries who gladly became a part of the Qtargets project, history and art”.
Earlier, in previous years, the project has been exhibited at Academy of Fine Art Exhibition Kyev, Ukraine in 2016 and Euroairport (Swiss side) in 2017 New York Frieze Art Week and in September 2017 at Saatchi Gallery.
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