▁especially ▁to ▁his ▁famous ▁mult icol oured ▁m osa ic ▁sal am ander , ▁" el ▁d rac ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁sp ots ▁scattered ▁over ▁the ▁surface ▁around ▁the ▁ph ant as mag or ical ▁and ▁sur real istic ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Oct opus , ▁and ▁their ▁application ▁as ▁art istic ▁and ▁express ive ▁means ▁can ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Y ay oi ▁K us ama , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁represent atives ▁of ▁modern ▁art . ▁Her ▁sp ots , ▁which ▁are ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁sp ots ▁of ▁the ▁platform ▁where ▁Oct opus ▁stands , ▁made ▁a ▁revolution ▁and ▁won ▁wide ▁recognition ▁long ▁after ▁their ▁introduction , ▁and ▁they ▁became ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁modern ▁art . ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁such ▁art istic ▁t endency ▁is ▁Dam ian ▁H irst ’ s ▁spot ▁paint ings , ▁which ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁works ▁of ▁art ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁Bat umi ▁Oct opus ▁can ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁Hi pp ie ▁Art ▁rather ▁than ▁Soviet ▁Art ▁as ▁this ▁pol ych rom ic , ▁cheer ful , ▁individual ▁and ▁un ag gress ive ▁creation ▁really ▁stands ▁out ▁from ▁the ▁Soviet ▁art ▁of ▁that ▁period . ▁ ▁Although ▁Fant asy ▁C afé ▁was ▁constructed ▁during ▁the ▁Soviet ▁period , ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁advanced ▁construction ▁technology ▁and ▁un con vent ional ▁sur real istic ▁forms ▁employed ▁by ▁its ▁cre ators , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁then ▁main stream ▁architecture , ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁counter c ulture