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alot of really boring pseudo conceptual art uses text on canvas and to me, most of it looks half-assed and hackneyed. there are many exceptions, however, eg. Joan Miro's "Une Étoile caresse le sein d'une négresse" springs to mind most immediately.
it's interesting though to examine whether words are effective for what they bring to the piece asthetically, or what they contribute conceptually. it's also interesting when the characters are in a language foreign to a viewer, for example, japanese/chinese brush calligraphy. these have nowdays become so popular, with people purchasing prints for their walls etc... it forces the audience to focus solely on the visual qualities of the words.
interesting to speculate what outweighs what... i'm not sure about it myself.
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