Brian Dailey is an American artist whose body of work bears an array of political and social aspects. The issue of domination and power can very lucidly be observed in his series Tableau Vivant. Dailey creates composite photo-based images that portray a narrative that includes pose, gesture and interaction that suggests the subjects’ dominated or dominative nature. In this series, the artist used stage design, props, actors, theatrical lighting and composite imagery to create complex scenes.