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Comment to : batrav@indo.net.id

Hunting for Paintings in Bali

For the painting enthusiasts, Bali has become one of the places for purchasing very attractive paintings. The hunting can be carried out at a large number of galleries around Ubud and Gianyar. Starting from small galleries scattered along the roadsides, offering affordable prices up to larger and celebrated galleries, providing paintings at moderately expensive prices. At the latter galleries, the quality of the works and name of its painter makes the price of paintings costly.

Other places that are adequately exciting to visit are the Sukawati and Guwang art markets in Gianyar regency, 7 km south of Ubud. Here, visitors can easily encounter art and handicraft articles of small to large size, starting from sculptures to paintings. Even, several fashion products at reasonable prices are provided here, too.
Doing shopping here should be sharp. In other words, one should be good at bargaining the price as at first the vendor will offer a high price. However, the price can drop drastically if we can perform the transaction patiently. It would be advisable not to buy directly at the shop we first visit. We’d better make comparison of prices first, by visiting some outlets before making a decision to buy. By doing so, we can obtain a range of reasonable prices for a product on offer.
Hunting for paintings at these locations seems very enjoyable. They have a wide selection of choice and variety. The dimension of paintings on sale also varies, ranging from the smallest size of 20cm up to large size with the smallest size at 1 meter. Please bear in mind that buying painting here should ignore the question of quality of the painting purchased. In whole, the quality of paintings here is quite good. It means that such paintings have been made by the ones who have sufficient competence in painting.
The paintings sold there draw many visitors. It is on account of its low price. Moreover, for those who like to change the interior atmosphere at reasonable budget, doing shopping here comes to be an attractive choice.
Still in Gianyar, precisely along the road at Lod Tunduh Village, there is also an intriguing venue for the hunt of paintings. Sometimes the painting sold at Sukawati art market equals to that sold at other places, because its painter make the same or similar painting in a large number.
Hunting for paintings here is amply absorbing as the price is affordable. In some cases, there are also some paintings of good quality on sale there. However, always check the quality of materials used of the painting.
(BTN/Gung Man)

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