A Moment Of CalmLimited edition print Paper Print 
by Ryan Louder

Signal Rating: 8/10 — Strong
Classification: Hypnagogic

This painting by Ryan Louder is part of a body of work shaped by his neurological condition — Narcolepsy with REM Intrusion Hallucinations, clinically confirmed via MSLT at Guy's Hospital, London. The work contains hypnagogic imagery — embedded secondary images, phantom figures, and forms emerging from within the scene.

Neuroaesthetic markers identified: self-luminous forms; figure-ground collapse; boundary dissolution; mask-like facial reduction; form emergence from raw ground

These markers are not deliberate artistic techniques but direct visual recordings of what REM intrusion hallucinations look like. The imagery emerges from neurological experience, not metaphor. Ryan has painted over 2,000 works, with over 1,000 originals sold. Each painting in this collection has been subjected to neuroaesthetic forensic analysis to identify and catalogue the perceptual phenomena present.

A face in three-quarter profile occupies the central upper portion of the canvas, long straight hair in dark brown hanging on either side and extending toward the lower frame. The features are rendered with quiet restraint — eyes closed, expression neutral, nose and mouth described in minimal charcoal-brown marks without shading. The face is pale against the white ground, with shadow passages along the nose and jaw as the most specific marks in the composition. No body below the chin is depicted. The hair is the most active formal element, its straight lines framing a face offering nothing back, the closed eyes placing the subject entirely within an interior state.

Materials used:

Charcoal and chalk on paper

Details:

• Charcoal drawing on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits

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