A 10-foot-tall David Bowie statue, created by artist Mike McCarthy and a group of collaborators, is seen next to the clay model to the left at Off the Walls Arts in Memphis, Tenn., on Friday, June ...

His statues intersect with these themes in a way that is more easily accessible to mainstream audiences. Tourists take selfies with the Cash sculpture, and they certainly would pose with Bowie, too.

The Commercial Appeal got a behind-the-scenes look at Memphis artist Mike McCarthy's 10-foot-tall David Bowie that he hopes to place in Overton Park.