"Robert Seydel: The Eye in Matter”

Seydel (1960–2011) was poet and artist whose works recall those of a self-taught visionary. Seydel, however, was no outsider having graduate with a BFA in literature from NYU and an MFA in photography from RISD. He combined his passion for literature and art in whimsical collages and “journal pages” created by his alter-ego, Ruth Greisman, a name shared with his aunt. Found photographs, magazine images, detritus from the street and more went into his creations, which recall similar works by Schwitters, Ernst and Cornell.