The Popular Art Market in Bali

The marchendise offering voices sounded meandering, sometime in Bahasa Indonesia with thick Bali dialects, Oftenly in carelessly english. Depend on to the customer who passes in front of the shop.
Art market in Bali indeed have its own typical. Every region in Indonesia has traditional market with merchandise uniqueness on its own. Meanwhile in Bali, in addition traditional market that selling daily needs, known also a term of 'art market'.
Art market became a kind of place that selling marchendise for tourists, both foreign or domestic tourist. The most obvious characteristic from art market is when entering the market, the colourful stuff from various product that sale.

There's so many art market in Bali. Averagely sells similiar marchendise, the prices also not much different. The visitors can buy so many products of garment just like bamboo shirt, beach pants, woven and T shirt in typical Bali pattern.


Or maybe, various Balinese snack like Balinese salty peas or brem Bali, you can find at art market. The other choice is paintings and carving statues. It can also buy body treatment products like scrubs or aromatherapy.

Unfortunately, since the souvenir shops widely proliferated, the traditional art market as began to lost its prestige. Its presence began to fade. Unable to compete with more classy stores with air conditioner in it and fixed price, without having to bid.

"In south Gianyar, Pasar Sukawati become the art emporium. Indeed for now competing with the market agressively built in Badung. Not only Sukawati which felt this, but also the other lika Pasar Kuta and Kumbasari.", said the Major of Gianyar, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati some time ago.
Like in Pasar Sukawati, said Tjokorda, in addition to the competition with souvenir shop, the market also facing troubles like the limited parking lot. His party planned to relocate Sukawati.




source : http://travel.kompas.com/read/2012/04/01/13503436/