The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists Trailer (1995)
""Why do art at all? For the sake of the work. Alone.""12 October 1995Factual, Music54 mins
What happens when a dedicated husband and father quits his job, adopts the persona of a Western-Movie Singing Cowboy, takes on the entire art establishment (including Christo and Andy Warhol), and refuses to accept money for his art ? Meet Gerry Gaxiola, AKA The Maestro, an ex-wage slave who gave up everything to make art for art's sake. The Maestro's story could inspire a whole new generation of Van Goghs.
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The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1994)
Les Blank's inspiring film features California artist Gerald Gaxiola — aka The Maestro — who lives passionately by his credo "Art is a religion not a business."
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