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.
Direction
Blank's patient, loving observation of eccentrics.
Production
Intimate access to a genuinely unhinged artistic journey.
Director
Les Blank
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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