Piero (July)

Piero della Francesca, or rather Piero del Avatar, his post-millennium copyist, places subjects in profile centrally, before the distanced landscapes they know and move through. Like this portrait of an unnamed woman, discriminating, middle-aged, who carries knowledge not immediately accessible in her expression. July background gives leads: Parkville where she studied, Brunswick where she partied, Carlton where she settled. She has departed, but the landscape is in her mind. She divides critics. Piero’s made a name with installations, even. Visitors, selected by chance, sit sideways before slide shows of Alphington apartments, Brighton beachboxes, Camberwell complexes, &c. For updates visit www.montefeltro.com.au