Cancer Assassin Xuyang by Cynthia Turner

Cancer Assassin Xuyang by Cynthia Turner is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn in Dîzayna Grafîka Kompîturê, Modelkirina Sêalî, Tevnkirin û Renderkirinê Competition Category.

TuncGrafîka Kompîturê· 2020

Cancer Assassin Xuyang

by Cynthia Turner

Client: Alexander and Turner Studio

Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn Winner in Grafîka Kompîturê Category

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The Design

About Cancer Assassin Xuyang

Hunermend hewl da ku portreyek di demek dramatîk de çêbike ku mirinê mirina hucreyek Killer Tîrêjî li ser parastinên hucreyek penceşêrê serûbin dike, bîranînek deqeyek dixwest daxwazên mirovahiyê. Hucreyên T Killer Xwezayî yên Cytotoxî kuştinên penceşêrê ne ku hucreyên kanserê vedigirin ku diçin mirinê ya hucreyek bernamekirî ya ku wekî apoptosis tê zanîn. Hucreyên Killer ên xwezayî li deverên taybetî yên li ser hucreyên penceşêrê yên ku jê re antigjen têne girêdan nas dikin, û bi wan re girêdidin û proteînên biyolojîk berdidin ku di navbêna hucreya kanserê de pores ava dikin û bi taybetî hucreya kanserê têk dibin.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn

Cancer Assassin Xuyang xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên berbiçav ên bi afirînerî, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiyê têne cudakirin re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Tuncînê karên bi têra xwe jêhatî û bi awayekî balkêş afirîner in, yên ku ezmûna fireh, xeyal û çareserkirina sêwiranerên xwe piştrast dikin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Cancer Assassin Xuyang tiştekî pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal be, bi awayekî berbiçav pîşekar û nûjen. Ev sêwirana bi Tuncînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê digire nav xwe û ji bo baldariya li hûrgiliyan hêja ye. Cancer Assassin Xuyang pêdiviyan bi rengekî xweş tîne cih, destê xwe dide daxwazan, hestan dihejîne û meraqê dikişîne.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: People fighting cancer often want to know how to visualize fighting back. This is one visualization capturing the moment of cancer cell death, and the victory of the body's natural immune defenses, Natural Killer T cells. An entire branch of medical research focuses on amplifying and strengthening Natural Killer T cells' effectiveness.
Dimensions & Packaging: 17.5" x 12", 350 dpi, tiff
Tags: medical illustration, biomedical artist, visual science, pharmaceutical advertising, biotechnology advertising
Production Technology: Created using Cinema 4D, a 3D modeling program, and Photoshop, on a Mac.
Design Challenge: The artist sought to create a portrait of the simple but dramatic moment the death grip of the Killer T cell overcomes the cancer cell's defenses.
Research: The artist researched the morphology of Killer T cells, cancer cells, and Killer T cells and cancer cells in a death struggle, by studying electron micrographs and written research. She then created 3D models of a Killer T cell, cancer cell, fracture explosion, and cell debris using Cinema 4D, on a Mac. The rest of the digital painting was completed by hand work of drawing and painting in Photoshop using a stylus and tablet, on a Mac.
Inspiration: The artist is a certified medical illustrator working in the advertising and marketing of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Self promotional work created for clients, and prospective clients, is a chance to promote the artist's creativity, artistry and storytelling skills in visual science.
Project Duration: The project was in development for two weeks at the artist's studio in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, USA.
Operation Flow: This work depicts a frozen moment in time, memorializing a moment humanity desires.
Patents: Illustration Copyright belongs to Cynthia Turner, 2019.
Photograph Copyright belongs to Victor Joseph Stefanchik, 2019.
Video Copyright belongs to Cynthia Turner, 2020.
Video Sound Copyright belongs to Adi Goldstein/AGsoundtrax, 2020.
Image Credits: Image No. #1: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #2: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #3: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #4: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Image No. #5: Illustrator Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2019.
Portrait Photograph, Josef Victor Stefanchik, 2019.
Video Cynthia Turner, Cancer Assassin, 2020.
Video Sound, Think Different, Composer Adi Goldstein/AGsoundtrax, 2020.