Baabaaism is a 21st century art movement, characterized by its emphasis on ruminants, (specifically sheep), in art. The movement was a protest against the conformism in art and a rejection of the prevailing subjects of Arniston cottages and badly painted seascapes. The name of the style derives from the sound a sheep makes on seeing New Zealand farmers approaching. The term was first used by sheep in Ad 436 as comment on the lack of social hierarchy in art at the time. The name has since been used in relation to works of sheep artists, most noteworthy being Ann Gadd. The ordinary subject matter as a crucial element of human perception (and baabaaques) characterises this movement, which follows on from Dadaism, Impressionism, Cubism, Fauvism, Minimalism, Purism and all other isms. :
