Puppet On A StringLimited 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: explicit sleep-paralysis visual: humanoid figure with joint-visible articulated limbs (puppet joints at wrists and elbows) — the body-as-controlled-object is a defining hallucinatory motif; figure balanced on a single wire line with arms outstretched in surrender/crucifixion/paralysis posture; wide blue vacant eyes suggest consciousness without bodily agency; the puppet does not know it is a puppet — this is the experience of the body feeling operated from outside during REM intrusion; one of the most direct neurological self-portraits in this body of work

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:

Ink and oil paint

Details:

• Mixed-media painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.51cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Cartoon
• Subject: People and portraits

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