🔗 Share this article Australian Teen Faces Charges for Supposedly Attaching Googly Eyes on ‘Cast in Blue’ Artwork The local council mentioned they were unable to take off the eyes without harming the artwork. A young person from Australia has appeared in court after reportedly defacing a sizable art piece of a mythical creature by affixing googly eyes to it. Amelia Vanderhorst, aged 19, appeared remotely at the local court in South Australia on that day, facing with one count of damaging property. Officials commented at the moment of the recent event, the municipal authorities explained that CCTV footage showed a individual placing fake eyes on the artwork, which residents have dubbed the “Cast in Blue”. The accused made no plea and informed the court she was unwell, as reported by media sources, with the judge recommending her to find a legal representative before her upcoming hearing in December. The damaged sculpture following the stickers were taken off. A day after the reported event, the city leader stated that repairs to the popular public artwork would be expensive as the adhesive eyes were impossible to be removed without damaging the sculpture. “This intentional vandalism to a cherished community art is unacceptable and disrespectful,” Mayor Lynette Martin remarked in mid-September. “It is not harmless fun, it is pricey - it is also frustrating to those members of our community who have welcomed Cast in Blue.” She said the local government would seek the “substantial” repair costs 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. Costing A$136,000 (eighty-nine thousand US dollars; £68,000), the sculpture represents a mythical megafauna, with the creators influenced by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was “huge, slow-moving, and intriguing”. The sculpture is its official name but locals nicknamed the artwork the ‘Blue Blob’.