符號是表達畫作中視覺表現、意義描述、引導作用、隱喻象徵的結構元素。紀宗仁從蠟染、水彩、 粉彩、直到油彩創作，已有數十年的畫齡，並在國內繪畫界有相當的名聲及市場地位。紀宗仁在2012 年 間，放棄舊有的創作觀念和風格，開創一種新的創作方式及視覺效果，成為一位當代的畫家，紀宗仁的 當代畫作中建立了不少新的繪畫元素，並加入了功能原素與社會符號，讓畫作具有更強烈的時代意義， 本研究以Umberto Eco 的符號學為主要解析學理，結合社會學與心理學，論述紀宗仁畫作中的社會性、 功能性和敘事性，分析藝術品和藝術家在社會中佔有的地位及價值。

Signs are the fundamental elements to express visual appearance, meanings, directions, and metaphors in a piece of art work. The artist Tsung-Jen Chi has more than several decades' experience in different types of paintings including batik, watercolor, pastel, and oil color. He is very famous and has earned an important position in both Taiwan painting community and local art market. Chi gave up his past familiar style and concept of art paintings, and created a totally new creative one in method and visual effect in 2012 as a contemporary artist. Tsung-Jen Chi's new contemporary art work had established a lot of new painting elements. and joined the functional elements and sign of society, Let paintings have a more intense significance of the times. This research uses semiotics of Umberto Eco as the main methodology. Combined with sociology and psychology. Discussed social, functional and narrative of Tsung-Jen Chi's painting. Analysis the social status and social value of art and the artist.