The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Directed by Les Blank • 1994 • United States
This documentary from Les Blank follows the indomitable Gerald ‘The Maestro’ Gaxiola, who turned to a life of prolific art making after years as an aircraft mechanic, traveling salesman, and body builder. While, in Gaxiola’s words, ‘art is a religion, not a business,’ THE MAESTRO: KING OF THE COWBOY ARTISTS is a joyful portrait of an irreverent, outsized life.
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The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Directed by Les Blank • 1994 • United States
This documentary from Les Blank follows the indomitable Gerald ‘The Maestro’ Gaxiola, who turned to a life of prolific art making after years as an aircraft mechanic, traveling salesman, and body builder. While, in Gaxiola’s words, ‘art is a religion,...
Extras
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The Maestro
In this interview, conducted in July 2014, Gerald Gaxiola—a.k.a. the Maestro—provides his unique perspective on THE MAESTRO: KING OF THE COWBOY ARTISTS, the film Les Blank made about him and the time they spent together.
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Art for Art’s Sake
This piece, produced in 2014, features an interview with Chris Simon, who collaborated with director Les Blank on THE MAESTRO: KING OF THE COWBOY ARTISTS.
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The Maestro Rides Again
After completing THE MAESTRO: KING OF THE COWBOY ARTISTS, Les Blank continued filming. This thirty-minute follow-up was completed in 2005.
