Her WorldLimited edition print Paper Print 
by Ryan Louder

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: exceptional — seated female figure in a burning amber-gold-red environment; a small dark figure with a white face (ghost or shadow self) emerges from the lower left corner, watching the main figure; the background is not a room but a fire-scape or hypnagogic colour surge; figure's face is mask-like in its stillness; the watching shadow-figure is a classic REM intrusion element — the perceived presence (felt presence hallucination) rendered visible; the palette — black, orange, red, gold — is consistent with hypnagogic colour surges reported in narcoleptic pre-sleep; the throne-like chair grounds her as a figure from a dream narrative with internal logic

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

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 87 x 116 x 0.2cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Surrealistic
• Subject: People and portraits

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