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.

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 ...