Landscapism

Landscapism was not to be confined to a purely aesthetic debate; a veritable science of landscapism, the science of objective space par excellence, university geography, took form during the era of the Parnassians.

Although one can catch glimpses of an English-style “landscapism”, Rubiò always used this style in a local context, keenly aware of the local environment and climate of the South: the green, grassy or ivy lawn became the canvas on which to place various species of plants, and topiary, offering a sort of contrast between geometry and “landscapism”.