Vivian Cao




Selected Works:

Sprawl as Periphery and the Moving Edge: Life on the New Frontier2025
Underpass/Underground2024
Cultural Rev: Apparel2024
Cultural Rev 2: Experimentation2024
City at Two Scales2024
Lanval Tapestry2024
Selfie Dress2023
Retainer Dress2023
Tennis Pattern Repeats2023
Woven Shorts2023
Knitted Tights2023
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Tennis Pattern Repeats

2023

Tennis Pattern Repeats transforms tennis court motifs into dynamic patterns through digital and hand-drawn techniques. By deconstructing elements like netting and court lines, the designs not only reflect the rhythm of the sport but also imagine how their application could disrupt the game, creating tension between design and athletic action.



Tennis court Blender model with 4 repeating patterns

Observational Repeat


2023
13.5”x13.5”
Oil pastels and acrylic
Made with NedGraphics

Tennis Broken Pattern Repeat


2023
Rhino model: tennis ball w/ spikes
Made with Illustrator

 

Graffiti on the Court (Green)


2023
Stamps made from lino and collected objects
Made in Photoshop

Graffiti on the Court (Red)


2023
Stamps made from lino and collected objects
Made in Photoshop





Tinfoil wrapped tennis ball 

Lino cut spiky tennis ball


Failed spiky tennis ball 3D print


Cut tennis ball (front)




Cut tennis ball (back)


Spiky tennis ball lino printed on 
New Balance shoebox


Tinfoil ball rolled through print pigment


Failed 3D print, printed