Why painting on the face?
I watched the Netflix Dark series. There are many unanswered questions, but indications are given to speculate. But I did not understand painting story.
Many times, Jonas' father appears with paint flowing over his face and paint coming out of Jonas' ears.
What does it mean?
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It seems that Michael Kahnwald (Jonas' father) was a painter - or at least he did some paintings, as we can see multiple painted canvases in their attic. No more is explained in the series about that.
P.S.: if you did not finish the series do not go searching for characters' stories or plot explanations, there are many twists that might spoil the whole mystery! Be warned!
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What is the purpose of face painting?
Face painting has been employed for religious or cultural traditions, hunting, military reasons, theatre, or for artistic purposes. Unlike tattoos which are permanent, face painting is a temporary work that lasts several hours or even days as with the case of henna painted decoration.Is putting paint on your face good?
The short answer: Don't do it. The main reasons why: Many of the paints have toxic ingredients in it. Overall, acrylic paint is not meant to be used on your skin.3 COLOR ZONES IN THE FACE - Ben Lustenhouwer
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Personally, I interpreted this as blood all over Micheal Kahnwald's face indicating that Jonas was seeing a ghost/dead person/he wasn't real etc.
I saw the blood as also representing Jonas' fear of his father's death. It's mentioned a couple of times throughout the series that Jonas spent a few months in a Psychiatric hospital after his father's suicide, the bloodied visions of his father could be a 'physical' embodiment of the psychiatric issues that he was having.
I never noticed it on Jonas so couldn't comment on that.
That's just my interpretation, I could be completely wrong and it is just related to his father being a painter!
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