CatLimited edition print Paper Print
by Ryan Louder
£135.00
From an edition of 125
Size 40.64 x 50.8 cm (unframed)
Original artwork description
Signal Rating: 7/10 — Significant
Classification: Hallucinatory
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 hallucinatory imagery — geometric form constants, phosphene-like patterns, and perceptual structures consistent with REM intrusion.
Neuroaesthetic markers identified: Blue-grey chromatic distortion applied to cat face — not naturalistic, strongly hallucinatory coloration; face rendered with bilateral asymmetry and surface fragmentation suggesting visual cortex instability at REM onset; eyes painted with intense luminosity and slight divergence, creating uncanny stare that mirrors intrusive hypnagogic face phenomena; fur-flesh ambiguity on muzzle (pink underlayer breaking through grey) suggests morphing/transitional form typical of REM hallucination; compressed spatial field — animal fills frame claustrophobically as intrusive vision would
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.
Materials used:
Oil paint and paper
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60.96 x 43.18 x 0.25cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Illustrative
- Subject: Animals and birds
Tags:
#cat#cats#cat paintings#cat drawing#cat painting
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Original artwork description
Signal Rating: 7/10 — Significant
Classification: Hallucinatory
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 hallucinatory imagery — geometric form constants, phosphene-like patterns, and perceptual structures consistent with REM intrusion.
Neuroaesthetic markers identified: Blue-grey chromatic distortion applied to cat face — not naturalistic, strongly hallucinatory coloration; face rendered with bilateral asymmetry and surface fragmentation suggesting visual cortex instability at REM onset; eyes painted with intense luminosity and slight divergence, creating uncanny stare that mirrors intrusive hypnagogic face phenomena; fur-flesh ambiguity on muzzle (pink underlayer breaking through grey) suggests morphing/transitional form typical of REM hallucination; compressed spatial field — animal fills frame claustrophobically as intrusive vision would
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.
Materials used:
Oil paint and paper
Details:
- Mixed-media painting on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60.96 x 43.18 x 0.25cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Illustrative
- Subject: Animals and birds
Tags:
#cat#cats#cat paintings#cat drawing#cat painting
Ryan Louder
United Kingdom
About
I am a London based artist My artwork derives inspiration from the vivid and often surreal experiences of rapid eye movement (REM) intrusions, which are characteristic of a neurological condition... Read more