TornadoLimited 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: phantom figures; chimeric fusion; boundary dissolution; self-luminous forms; figure-ground collapse; secondary image

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.

A central vertical mass of grey-teal paint rises from the lower canvas into a turbulent upper atmosphere, its form gathered and coiling — the movement of a large weather system, or of a body being assembled from vapour. At mid-left, a small figure with a visible face is held against or within the mass, the head distinct but the body dissolving into the surrounding field. At upper centre-right, a second form emerges — lighter, more diffuse, its anatomy uncertain. The palette is near-monochrome throughout: teal, grey-green, white and pale blue. The background carries diagonal mark-making suggesting wind or velocity. No ground plane is established — the central mass occupies the whole visual field.

Materials used:

Oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 80 x 60 x 0.1cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: People and portraits

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