Woodstock part two by Monique de Groot

About "Woodstock part two"

by Monique de Groot

About the artwork

In "Woodstock Part Two", a kaleidoscopic spectacle unfolds that continues the energy of its predecessor while adding a new layer. Where the first work was already an explosion of colour and intensity, this second part seems to transition from chaos to an almost spiritual clarity.

The flower again takes centre stage, but this time its presence is softer and more open. Her pinkish-white petals not only float in contrast to the brightly coloured bursts of powder all around, they now seem to merge into it. Neon pink, lime green, turquoise and orange flow into each other like liquid music, like an improvisation of colours finding harmony amid the abundance.

The composition feels less aggressive than the first "Woodstock", rather like a psychedelic dance in slow motion. The pigments blow across the canvas like sound waves, soft and fluid, as if the wind of freedom no longer engulfs the flower but carries it. Here, nature does not conflict with the festival intoxication, but completely melts with it.

The work evokes associations with the second half of a concert: where the first act popped and swept the audience into ecstasy, now a trance descends. The colours still have their fiery intensity, but now move towards harmony, towards an inner intoxication.

"Woodstock Part Two" is thus not merely a sequel, but a deepening one. It captures the transition from collective euphoria to introspection, from physical eruption to spiritual surrender. It is a visual echo of what freedom can truly be: not just the explosion, but the stillness that follows.