Dido (2020) Original Oil Painting by Ryan Louder
60.96 x 60.96 x 5.08cm (unframed)
£1,000Sold
Original artwork description
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: Chromatically impossible flesh tones — magenta/cyan skin registers as phosphene-spectrum rather than observed colour; luminous halo effect around head dissolves into black void with no spatial logic; eyes cast downward in classic sleep-onset inward gaze; paint surface has textural agitation consistent with hand tremor or altered motor state; figure emerges from darkness as if assembling rather than present
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 on deep edged canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60.96 x 60.96 x 5.08cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#square painting#square art#dido#square paintings#dido picture
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Original artwork description
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: Chromatically impossible flesh tones — magenta/cyan skin registers as phosphene-spectrum rather than observed colour; luminous halo effect around head dissolves into black void with no spatial logic; eyes cast downward in classic sleep-onset inward gaze; paint surface has textural agitation consistent with hand tremor or altered motor state; figure emerges from darkness as if assembling rather than present
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 on deep edged canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 60.96 x 60.96 x 5.08cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#square painting#square art#dido#square paintings#dido picture
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