🔗 Share this article Australian Teen Charged for Allegedly Placing Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Artwork Authorities stated they were unable to remove the eyes without harming the artwork. A teenager from the Land Down Under has appeared in court after reportedly vandalizing a large art piece of a mythical creature by applying googly eyes to it. The 19-year-old, 19 years old, appeared via phone at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in the state of South Australia on that day, facing with one count of damaging property. Officials commented at the moment of the September incident, the local council explained that surveillance video captured a individual placing fake eyes on the sculpture, which locals have nicknamed the “Blue Blob”. Ms Vanderhorst made no plea and told the judge she was unwell, as reported by news outlets, with the magistrate recommending her to find a legal representative before her next court date in December. The affected sculpture after the googly eyes were taken off. A day after the reported event, the city leader said that repairs to the much-loved public artwork would be expensive as the adhesive eyes could not be detached without damaging the art piece. “This wilful damage to a valued community art is inappropriate and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin said in mid-September. “It is not harmless fun, it is pricey - it is also frustrating to those people of our society who have welcomed Cast in Blue.” She added the council would seek the “significant” repair costs from those accountable for the damage. When the artwork was initially suggested, it drew varied responses from the area residents due to its price tag and design. Costing A$136,000 ($89,000; sixty-eight thousand pounds), the artwork depicts a legendary giant animal, with the sculpture’s designers inspired by an prehistoric anteater-like marsupial found in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”. The sculpture is its formal title but residents called the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.