Signal Rating: 10/10 — Exceptional
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: most complex piece in the batch — a digitally enhanced or mixed-media portrait with extreme layering; tiny figures standing on the subject's forehead (above the eyes); reflections in the irises contain miniature scenes; text fragments layered across the face; a second smaller face emerging from the neck/chest; the eyes are photorealistic against an expressive painted field; multiple scales of reality coexist simultaneously; this is the definitive hallucinatory composition — the Russian-doll self, the miniaturised world inside the eye, the figure on the cranium are precise analogues to the content of REM intrusion where the self is observed from outside and contains interior scenes; the crying red mouth anchors grief while the eyes observe coolly — dissociation and hallucination coexistent

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:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 106.68 x 170.18 x 0.51cm (unframed) / 106.68 x 170.18cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits

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