A statue of Amy Winehouse dead in a pool of her own blood is on public display at Manhattan's Half Gallery in New York.

The troubled star - who is as famous for her drug habit as she is for her music - has finally kicked the bucket in the name of art.

'The Only Good Rock Star Is A Dead Rock Star' is a lifelike sculpture of Amy lying dead on the ground with writer (and famous opium addict) William Burroughs standing over her with a gun.

According to the artist, the bloody scene depicts the outcome of a deadly game of William Tell, named after the medieval Swiss outlaw who used a crossbow to shoot an apple on his son’s head.

Marco Perego describes his latest piece as "conflating timelines and literary history to create something that's fantasy but is totally lifelike."

Amy's spokesperson said, “It’s a funny kind of tribute. The artist seems in thrall to a tabloid persona that is not the real Amy. People often use her image to sell their work.”

See an equally gruesome real-life Amy on the rampage below