Eastchester High Graduate Has Thesis Show at Parsons

A 2012 Eastchester High School graduate recenty had his thesis show at Parsons School of Design, where he will receive a bachelors of fine arts degree in product design.

Ken Augushi was well known for the creative mazes he constructed when he was an EHS student. Art teachers Rachel Sydlowski and Dorothy Johnson recently attended his thesis show, according to information from the school district.

Augushi specializes in three dimensional programs, Adobe Illustrator, wood working and metal fabrication. For his final project, he designed a series of maze based toys for children with interchangeable, skill level based facades.

Rachel Sydlowski, who had Augushi as a student in several high school classes, said he has a unique vision as an artist and designer.

"Watching his personal voice develop during his time here at the high school and then at Parsons has been very rewarding. Ken is such as positive and honest person. His artwork mirrors his personality and people respond to that,” Sydlowski said.

On his website, http://kenaugushi.com/, the young maze artist and product designer notes that, “Mazes can be an aesthetic form for people to understand their personal experiences, challenges, meditations and naturally achieve their accomplishments.”

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