Nina S.
Google
The Sukawati Art Market is often promoted as a traditional art market, but the reality is very different:
lots of tourist trinkets, mass-produced items, and very little authenticity.
About 99% of the paintings on display are simple prints, industrial reproductions with no real artistic value, often presented as local handmade art.
Original pieces? Almost none.
Prices are high and completely unjustified considering the quality and lack of originality. This is a place built for mass tourism, not for those genuinely interested in Balinese art.
A far better choice is to stop at the artisan workshops and small factories along the road from Nusa Dua to Ubud:
there you’ll find authentic artworks, real artists, original craftsmanship, and much fairer prices.
In short:
❌ Tourist trap
❌ Not authentic
❌ Prints sold as art
❌ Overpriced
If you’re looking for real Balinese art, skip this place.
This is just marketing.