Sometimes art + advertising = YES
Peter Lloyd made this 22" x 33" poster for Ampex in the late 1970s. You can buy a framed one for $3,000. Seems ridiculous, but Lloyd is a legend. Check out his take on the Bionic Woman [NSFW].
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I'm rather fond of his "The Robots are Coming:"
http://pictureboxgallery.org/artists/peter-lloyd/2137819
Mildly NSFW.
Is it painting on black velvet?
/I keed!
Picturebox Woot!
His album cover for Star Wars is a trip:
http://pictureboxgallery.org/artists/peter-lloyd/2133334
This artwork = NO!
Well, it's actually $3000 for the painting itself, not a poster. So, not a bad deal.