The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

Name: The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Director: Les Blank
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1995
Rating: 6
Cast: Gerald Gaxiola, Alice Gaxiola, Peter Mollica, Peter William Brown, Nadine Starbuck

""Why do art at all? For the sake of the work. Alone.""

6/10

1995

0h 54m

Documentary

Music

Overview

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.