A local council said the repairs to the bright blue sculpture would be 'significant'.

An Australian teenager has faced court for allegedly defacing a large blue sculpture of a mythical creature by sticking googly eyes on it.

Amelia Vanderhorst, 19, appeared via phone at Mount Gambier Magistrates Court in South Australia on Tuesday charged with one count of property damage.

In a statement at the time of the September incident, the local council said CCTV footage showed a person putting artificial eyes on the artwork which locals have nicknamed the “Blue Blob”.

  • psx_crab@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1122·
    10 hours ago

    And that’s why, kids, you should never cheap out and skip primer. This piece won’t last two years of Australian weather before it start chipping, and this kid proof it.

    • Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3810·
      10 hours ago

      This story was cute until I saw this, if removing the eyes didn’t damage the art it would be harmless but that’s really unfortunate…

      • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        622·
        10 hours ago

        This is on whoever removed the eyes.

        There are like two dozen ways to completely dissolve most adhesives.

        Or what, did she epoxy them on there?

        • village604@adultswim.fanEnglish
          1·
          51 minutes ago

          Cooking oil does a great job for a lot of adhesives, and won’t damage surfaces like many solvents will. It’s also a great way to get animals unstuck from glue traps.

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      161·
      9 hours ago

      I wonder what pigeon shit is going to do to it? Seems too fragile to clean with pressure washers.