2020 was a disaster for everyone, and it took a toll on many people’s physical and mental health. In a world turned so upside down, it only makes sense that the art of the time reflects that. To cope with the sense of chaos, Iadanza turned to abstract painting to deal with this new world. With so many indescribable and overwhelming emotions, it is easier to translate them into abstract forms, shapes, and colors, rather than concrete objects. Since the world is now dominated by new guidelines, art is there to be an escape from them and the harsh new reality that Covid19 brought with it. Where there once was an expectation from society to perform, there is now an allowance to just be.

Before 2020, Iadanza mostly created mostly portraits filled with symbolism that took months to plan and finish. She still paints portraits, but now she also works quickly and spontaneously on abstract pieces. Her latest works are based on songs and personal emotions. Both literal and figurative storytelling come naturally to her, and she cannot simply choose one over the other. She considers herself an artist simultaneously in both categories, even though abstract and portraiture could not be any more different from one another. To quote Walt Whitman, “Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)”