{"product_id":"puppet-on-a-string-by-ryan-louder","title":"Puppet On A String by Ryan Louder","description":"\u003cp\u003eSignal Rating: 9\/10 — Strong\u003cbr\u003e\nClassification: Hallucinatory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeuroaesthetic 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA single figure stands balanced on a diagonal line crossing the lower third of the canvas — a tightrope or wire rendered as one thin dark stroke. The figure wears a red top, teal trousers, and a multicoloured striped hat; both arms are extended outward with palms open and fingers splayed wide, the hands painted with exaggerated articulation — each digit distinct, almost skeletal. The face is pale, eyes very blue and very round, the expression arrested mid-alarm. The elbow and wrist joints carry visible circular marks suggesting puppet articulation. The ground is a loose pale green-grey wash with vertical texture, offering no spatial context. The figure neither walks nor falls, simply exists in the condition of the wire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryan Louder","offers":[{"title":"Original - 22.86 x 30.48 x 0.51cm (unframed)","offer_id":57979430699353,"sku":"1408844","price":681.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Signed A3 Print (16x20\" Mount)","offer_id":57979430732121,"sku":"1408844-print-a3","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4246\/3577\/files\/5ade4e55e65f419bb526b2b37598206e_opt_94b8d7c9-2ce3-4985-b3e5-25ccf7bbeafe.jpg?v=1777842504","url":"https:\/\/ryanlouder.com\/products\/puppet-on-a-string-by-ryan-louder","provider":"Ryan Louder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}