Underground. Under the radar. Underappreciated.
Ra Paulette digs cathedral-like, 'eighth wonder of the world' art caves into the sandstone cliffs of Northern New Mexico. Each creation takes years to complete, and each is a masterwork. But patrons who have commissioned caves have cut off nearly all of his projects due to artistic differences. Fed up, Ra has chosen to forego all commissions to create his own Magnum Opus, a massive 10-year project.
Director: Jeffrey Karoff
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One of his clients describes him as the sandstone equivalent of a cocaine addict and watching the now sixty-five year old Ra Paulette excavate and decorate his caves entirely from scratch, that seems quite an apt description. Using a startling lack of technology, he sets about cr…
