🔗 Share this article Young Australian Charged for Allegedly Attaching Googly Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Artwork Authorities stated they were unable to take off the eyes without damaging the artwork. A teenager from the Land Down Under has faced legal proceedings after allegedly vandalizing a sizable art piece of a mythical creature by affixing googly eyes to it. The 19-year-old, aged 19, participated remotely at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in the state of South Australia on Tuesday, charged with a single charge of property damage. Officials commented at the moment of the September incident, the municipal authorities explained that surveillance video showed a individual placing fake eyes on the artwork, which residents have nicknamed the “Cast in Blue”. Ms Vanderhorst did not enter a plea and told the court she was ill, as reported by news outlets, with the magistrate advising her to find a lawyer before her next court date in the final month of the year. The damaged sculpture after the stickers were taken off. The following day the reported event, the city leader stated that repairs to the popular public artwork would be costly as the stickers could not be removed without harming the sculpture. “This intentional vandalism to a valued community art is inappropriate and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin remarked in mid-September. “It is not harmless fun, it is costly - it is also disappointing to those people of our community who have embraced Cast in Blue.” The mayor said the council would pursue the “significant” restoration expenses from those accountable for the vandalism. When the artwork was first proposed, it received varied responses from the local community due to its price tag and design. Costing 136,000 Australian dollars ($89,000; £68,000), the sculpture depicts a mythical megafauna, with the creators inspired by an ancient marsupial ant-eater discovered in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”. The sculpture is its official name but residents called the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.