Girl (2017) Original Oil Painting by Ryan Louder
20.32 x 27.94 x 1.27cm (unframed)
£500Sold
Original artwork description
Signal Rating: 9/10 — Strong
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: boundary dissolution — face dissolves into dark ground at all edges; self-luminous forms in pale facial light; phantom figure quality — subject barely materialises; figure-ground collapse; unstable identities — features slip position; dissociative register (closed, unfocused eyes); form emergence from darkness
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
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 20.32 x 27.94 x 1.27cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#girl#portrait#painting#white#canvas#art#face#eyes
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Original artwork description
Signal Rating: 9/10 — Strong
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: boundary dissolution — face dissolves into dark ground at all edges; self-luminous forms in pale facial light; phantom figure quality — subject barely materialises; figure-ground collapse; unstable identities — features slip position; dissociative register (closed, unfocused eyes); form emergence from darkness
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
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 20.32 x 27.94 x 1.27cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
Tags:
#oil painting#girl#portrait#painting#white#canvas#art#face#eyes
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