Passion can mean many things for many people, especially when it comes to art collecting. Stefan Buder is one of those unique collectors who collects art by listening to his passion, and not because of its auction performance. His philosophy is to be fascinated by the artist and the story behind each artwork because that’s what makes art long lasting for the future generation.

Choosing a specific artwork, to decide to live with it, creates always a special and deep bond between the buyer and the artist.

When it comes to building up a collection, to buy several artworks from the same artist, then it becomes even more meaningful since it is about taking forward, safe-guarding a phase of the life of the artist.

German, Berlin based art collector, Stefan Buder believes in contemporary art. He fell in love and decided to collect more than hundred art pieces - dedicated each to a passenger on the Titanic - from the Titanic Commemorative Project, created by Dodo Newman.

We were curious to talk and hear out his thoughts about what moved him to decide for these artworks and now, looking back at it, what they mean for him.

Defining one’s passion for art is not easy since it is about many factors, including feelings and emotions that are hard to describe in words. Nevertheless, Buder expresses this process in a very intimate and deep way. Although he discovered his passion for art late in his life, he takes it now in a more intense way.

For him, it is about the feeling from the first moment. We could call this the “love at first sight” effect. He does not see an artwork beautiful per se. It is less about the colour, content or the reputation of the artist. The artwork according to him, has to capture his gaze and appeal to his inner self from the very beginning.

Read further our exclusive interview with Stefan Buder in the 2nd Issue of the Secrets of Art Magazine.