This is a work of art: a friend had one stolen from his bike shop a few years back, never saw it again. I reckon it would be almost impossible to resell, there are so few of them out there.
This Trek for Armstrong, by Damien Hirst finished with real butterflies sold at auction for $500,000 in 2009, rumoured to be worth $3 million now, officially the most expensive bike ever.
Yes I think art is important - and always was in the bicycle industry.
That Trek above is arguably the worst example of (disgusting) commercialised art. Plus a rider name associated with a right cnut who did nothing but damage the sport. Only a moron with no sensitivity on any level could appreciate such a thing, because like all art, it does symbolise something.
What @Nob shows is much more to my liking from an individualistic point of view and wanting to say something.
Overall and general I find art transcends in the simple track machines. but then again I like minimalist and abstract stuff.