In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was one of the organizers of a Chinese avant-garde group “the Stars Art Group” (or simply "The Stars"). Being one of China’s pioneers for modern art, Mr.Xiao Dayuan's experiments with abstract painting have a profound impact on young Chinese artists.

“With an extraordinarily profound perception of the mysterious realm, an artist’s mission is to enquire into the world around himself incessantly.”- Xiao Dayuan