VietNamNet Bridge – The Talent Prize 2010 sponsored by the Denmark-Vietnam Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) was presented to Pham Tuan Tu, 29, with four paintings which show people with unclear sexual orientation.

The prize, plus $1000 bonus was granted on November 1 in Hanoi.

The Talent Prize 2010 attracted nearly 700 entries from 165 artists from many provinces and cities.

Seven painters entered the finals, including Pham Tuan Tu, Dao Anh Viet, Luong Van Trung, Le Tran Anh Tuan, Nguyen Hong Phuong, Le Hoang Bich Phuong, Nguyen Xuan Hoang and Nguyen The Hung.

Six of them live in Hanoi; Only female painter Le Hoang Bich Phuong isfrom HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge published a story and paintings of Pham Tuan Tu at: Paintings of homosexuals attract audience.

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