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Two Monkeys (2019) Original Acrylic Painting by Ryan Louder

40.64 x 30.48 x 0.25cm (unframed)

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Signal Rating: 5/10 — Moderate
Classification: Dissociative

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 dissociative imagery — boundary dissolution, figure-ground collapse, and spatial incoherence consistent with REM intrusion.

Neuroaesthetic markers identified: two Japanese macaques huddle together against a deep crimson ground; figures are painted with dense grey-violet tonality that flattens them against the red — they appear to merge with and yet resist the background; tactile huddling posture suggests mutual comfort against threat; the blood-red ground is emotionally charged — not naturalistically plausible as a background; isolation and mutual consolation in a hostile red void is consistent with the emotional signature of dissociative vulnerability

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.

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Acrylic paint

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Signal Rating: 5/10 — Moderate
Classification: Dissociative

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 dissociative imagery — boundary dissolution, figure-ground collapse, and spatial incoherence consistent with REM intrusion.

Neuroaesthetic markers identified: two Japanese macaques huddle together against a deep crimson ground; figures are painted with dense grey-violet tonality that flattens them against the red — they appear to merge with and yet resist the background; tactile huddling posture suggests mutual comfort against threat; the blood-red ground is emotionally charged — not naturalistically plausible as a background; isolation and mutual consolation in a hostile red void is consistent with the emotional signature of dissociative vulnerability

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:

Acrylic paint

Details:

Tags:

#animal#wildlife#monkey#monkeys#wildlife painting#wildlife art#animal painting#monkey paintings#monkey painting#wildlife picture
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I am a London based artist My artwork derives inspiration from the vivid and often surreal experiences of rapid eye movement (REM) intrusions, which are characteristic of a neurological condition... Read more

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