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With Barbie front and center as it takes over the box office, the toymaker behind the popular intellectual property, Mattel, has never had more interest in its registered trademarked signature pink.One specific case of interest comes from British artist Stuart Semple who is both challenging and protesting the concept of "owning a color," through the release of a purchasable paint offering dubbed "Pinkie" -- which he says is the "barbiest pink."Pinkie has hit the art supply market as a high-quality acrylic resin that uses optical brighteners and fluorescent pigments. The offering is also seemingly a collectible work of art in itself, with a vibrant box that features a playful design reminiscent of the boxes the toys would come in, this includes a window and a "MAT-HEL" sticker to boot.In th...