The Boy Who Could Fly (2020) Original Oil Painting 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: chimeric fusion; self-luminous forms; phantom figures; Klüver form constants in cloud patterning; ecstatic dissociation; birds as autonomous hallucinatory entities

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 on canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 60.96 x 45.72 x 2.54cm (unframed)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Animals and birds

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