Heartbreak is a common, devastating human emotion that unfortunately most of us face in our lifetime. (We've all been th  This colorful, squelchy, gory, detailed illustration of a human heart "delivered up" in a bright Chinese takeout box is a graphic expression of closure, satisfaction, scorn, and revenge.

Derived from Tarantino-esque dream visions and further inspired with a touch of film noir irony. A bit of a walk on the dark side...but still oozing color. Can't you just taste it?

The Chinese characters on the take-out box translate to: "past", "previous", "former", or "heretofore".

This piece is available as a signed, matted art print on Etsy.

One gentleman told me he is hanging his copy of "It's Chinatown" in his kitchen, which I regarded as a bold choice, and also very cool. I've also, surprisingly, had a request to make this art available on a baby onesie.