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H. C. Westermann's art 'does the talking'

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From: Oakland Tribune
Date: 20071115
Author:Bonny Zanardi

'DREAMING OF A Speech Without Words: The Paintings and Early Objects of H.C. Westermann" opens Wednesday at the Cantor Arts Center. The 40-plus works date from 1949 to 1962, focusing on a pivotal period in the career of the artist, who died in 1981.

The exhibition title, which refers to a quote from Hermann Hesse's "Steppenwolf," reflects Westermann's desire to express through art what is difficult or impossible to verbalize.

The horror and futility of war are recurrent themes of Westermann's art. He had survived traumatic experiences as a gunner aboard the USS Enterprise in World War II and ...

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