🔗 Share this article Young Australian Charged for Allegedly Placing Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Sculpture The local council mentioned they could not take off the eyes without harming the artwork. A young person from Australia has faced legal proceedings after reportedly defacing a sizable blue sculpture of a mythical creature by affixing googly eyes to it. The 19-year-old, 19 years old, appeared remotely at the local court in South Australia on Tuesday, charged with one count of property damage. In a statement at the moment of the recent event, the municipal authorities said that CCTV footage captured a person putting artificial eyes on the artwork, which residents have nicknamed the “Cast in Blue”. The accused made no plea and told the court she was unwell, as reported by news outlets, with the magistrate advising her to find a lawyer before her upcoming hearing in December. The damaged sculpture following the googly eyes were removed. A day after the alleged incident, the local mayor said that repairs to the popular community sculpture would be expensive as the stickers could not be removed without harming the art piece. “This wilful damage to a cherished community art is unacceptable and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor said in mid-September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is pricey - it is also disappointing to those members of our society who have embraced the Blue Blob.” She added the local government would seek the “substantial” repair costs from those accountable for the damage. At the time the artwork was first proposed, it drew mixed reactions from the area residents due to its price tag and appearance. Costing A$136,000 (eighty-nine thousand US dollars; sixty-eight thousand pounds), the artwork represents a legendary giant animal, with the sculpture’s designers influenced by an prehistoric anteater-like marsupial discovered in local caves that was “massive, lumbering and fascinating”. The sculpture is its official name but locals nicknamed the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.