🔗 Share this article Australian Teen Charged for Supposedly Attaching Sticker Eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ Artwork Authorities mentioned they were unable to take off the eyes without harming the artwork. A young person from the Land Down Under has appeared in court after reportedly defacing a sizable blue sculpture of a mythical creature by applying googly eyes to it. The 19-year-old, 19 years old, participated via phone at the local court in the state of South Australia on Tuesday, charged with one count of property damage. In a statement at the moment of the September incident, the municipal authorities explained that surveillance video showed a individual placing artificial eyes on the sculpture, which locals have nicknamed the “Blue Blob”. The accused made no plea and informed the court she was ill, as reported by media sources, 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 removed. A day after the reported event, the city leader stated that repairs to the much-loved community sculpture would be expensive as the adhesive eyes could not be removed without damaging the sculpture. “This wilful damage to a cherished community art is unacceptable and disrespectful,” City of Mount Gambier mayor said in September. “It is not innocent amusement, it is pricey - it is also disappointing to those people of our society who have welcomed the Blue Blob.” She added the council would seek the “significant” restoration expenses from those responsible for the damage. When the sculpture was first proposed, it drew mixed reactions from the local community due to its cost and appearance. Priced at A$136,000 ($89,000; £68,000), the sculpture depicts a legendary giant animal, with the creators inspired by an prehistoric marsupial ant-eater discovered in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”. The sculpture is its formal title but locals called the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.