How to Tell an Original Bali Painting from a Print

original balinese oil painting titled gadis bali displayed with certificate of authenticity gold frame arts of bali seminyak gallery

An original Bali painting can be told apart from a print by checking four things, in this order: the certificate of authenticity, the texture of the paint surface, the artist’s hand painted signature on the canvas itself, and the back of the canvas. A genuine oil or acrylic painting shows raised, uneven brushwork you can […]

Buy Art in Bali: A Collector’s Guide to Original Art

Buy art in Bali: Original Balinese paintings and fine art collection at Arts of Bali gallery Seminyak.

“Buying art in Bali should feel like an encounter, not a transaction. The right painting chooses you as much as you choose it — and the process of getting it home should be the least complicated part of the whole experience.” — Putu Sucipta, Owner, Arts of Bali Quick Answer Buying art in Bali is […]

6 Masterpiece Authentic Balinese Dancer Paintings: Full Guide

Seated Balinese woman in traditional kebaya and batik sarong holding clay vessel, warm terracotta palette knife oil painting signed Arts of Bali

“In Bali, a dancer does not perform — she prays. And the finest balinese dancer painting holds that prayer exactly where it belongs: suspended, alive, unrepeatable.” There is a specific moment inside every serious art gallery in Seminyak when something stops you mid-step. Usually it is an authentic Balinese dancer painting — the raised hand, […]

Kamasan Painting Bali: The Ancient Art of Klungkung That Has Survived 1,000 Years

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“Some art hangs on the wall and decorates a room. Kamasan painting enters a room and changes it. You feel it before you understand it.” Original Kamasan painting from Klungkung, Bali. This piece depicts the Ramayana epic with Garuda as central figure. Natural pigments on prepared cotton cloth, gold leaf accents. Collection: Arts of Bali. […]

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