本文以杨键的“足音”系列画作为解剖、分析对象,详细阐明了中国传统艺术精神在怎样以叹息的方式对待时间;叹息是中国古典艺术精神的核心之一,在被杨键进行现代转换后,变作了对付现代社会的垃圾实质的重要武器。在中国当代艺术追随西方艺术走入绝境之后,杨键对传统的转换为当代中国艺术起到了起死回生的作用。 In this article, Yang Jian’s “Foot Tone” series of paintings as anatomy and analysis of objects, detailing the spirit of traditional Chinese art in how to treat time with a sigh; sigh is one of the core of classical Chinese art, was Yang key After the modern conversion, has become an important weapon against the junk of modern society. After Chinese contemporary art came into despair to follow Western art, Yang played a vital role in reviving the traditional Chinese art.