Roar (2020) Original Oil Painting by Ryan Louder

Signal Rating: 5/10 — Moderate
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: lion/big cat mid-roar in dramatic chiaroscuro; dark grey brushwork creates atmosphere of emergence from shadow; the open mouth with pink interior is the compositional and emotional apex; the animal appears from darkness rather than being observed in light — threshold emergence; raw primal sound rendered as image is consistent with hypnagogic sensory blending (sound-as-vision)

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 on paper

Details:

• Oil painting on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 40.64 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Animals and birds

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