early life and tragic accident franz wilhelm seiwert, a german painter and sculptor, was born in cologne in 1894. at the age of seven, he suffered a severe burn in 1901 due to an experimental radiological treatment, which left him with a deep-seated fear that his life would be short. artistic career seiwert's artistic journey began at the cologne school of arts and crafts from 1910 to 1914. in 1919, he met max ernst, a prominent figure in the dada movement, and participated in dada activities. however, seiwert soon formed his own group, "stupid," which included heinrich hoerle and anton räder…